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{{Infobox Interval|Name=quectisma|monzo=554 -351 1|cents=0.10841011385113013|comma=yes}}
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{{Infobox Interval
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| Monzo = 554 -351 1
| Comma = yes
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The '''quectisma''', {{monzo| 554 -351 1 }}, is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 0.108 [[cent]]s in size. It is the tiny interval between a stack of 351 [[3/2]]'s and [[5/4]], octave reduced.


The '''quectisma''', {{monzo| 554 -351 1 }},  is a [[5-limit]] [[unnoticeable comma]] measuring about 0.108 [[cent]]s in size. It is the tiny interval between a stack of 351 [[3/2]] and [[5/4]]. EDOs with very accurate fifths such as [[665edo]] temper out this comma.
== Temperaments ==
[[Tempering out]] this comma leads to the '''quectismic''' temperament. [[Edo]]s with very accurate fifths such as [[665edo]] temper out this comma. This temperament, with its ultra-long [[chain of fifths]], has been used to [https://github.com/FloraCanou/temperament_evaluator/wiki/Precision-limits stress test] the [https://github.com/FloraCanou/temperament_evaluator Temperament Evaluator].  
 
== Etymology ==
This comma was named by [[CompactStar]] in 2023, most likely after the SI prefix [[Wiktionary: quecto- #English|''quecto-'']].
 
[[Category:Quectismic]]
[[Category:Commas named after their interval size]]