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The '''mirkwai comma''' ( | The '''mirkwai comma''' ([[ratio]]: 16875/16807, {{monzo|legend=1| 0 3 4 -5 }}), also known as ''small BP diesis'', is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 6.99 [[cent]]s. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Tempering this comma out alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[mirkwai family]] of temperaments, in which the main rank-3 temperament [[mirkwai]] is like [[canopus]] but with another dimension for twos. It is tempered out in rank-2 temperaments such as [[miracle]], [[octoid]], [[semisept]], [[grendel]], [[kwai]], [[pluto]], and [[mirkat]]. See [[mirkwai clan]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out | Tempering this comma out alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[mirkwai family]] of temperaments, in which the main rank-3 temperament [[mirkwai]] is like [[canopus]] but with another dimension for twos. It is tempered out in rank-2 temperaments such as [[miracle]], [[octoid]], [[semisept]], [[grendel]], [[kwai]], [[pluto]], and [[mirkat]]. See [[mirkwai clan]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out. | ||
== | == Etymology == | ||
The name ''mirkwai'' was given by [[Gene Ward Smith]] in 2005 as a contraction of ''[[miracle]]'' and ''[[kwai]]''<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_12900.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Seven limit comma names from pairs of temperament names'']</ref>. | |||
The name ''small BP diesis'' was given in <ref>[https://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/names.html The Bohlen-Pierce Site | ''BP Names and Definitions'']</ref>. | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[Category:Mirkwai]] | [[Category:Mirkwai]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named by combining multiple temperament names]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:28, 12 December 2024
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The mirkwai comma (ratio: 16875/16807, monzo: [0 3 4 -5⟩), also known as small BP diesis, is a small 7-limit comma measuring about 6.99 cents.
Temperaments
Tempering this comma out alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 mirkwai family of temperaments, in which the main rank-3 temperament mirkwai is like canopus but with another dimension for twos. It is tempered out in rank-2 temperaments such as miracle, octoid, semisept, grendel, kwai, pluto, and mirkat. See mirkwai clan for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out.
Etymology
The name mirkwai was given by Gene Ward Smith in 2005 as a contraction of miracle and kwai[1].
The name small BP diesis was given in [2].