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The '''immunity comma''' ( | The '''immunity comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| 16 -13 2 }}, [[ratio]]: 1638400/1594323) is a [[Medium comma|medium]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] of about 47.2 [[cent]]s. It is the difference between the [[256/243|Pythagorean diatonic semitone (256/243)]] and a stack of two [[syntonic comma]]s, or between a [[25/24|diptolemaic chromatic semitone (25/24)]] and a [[Pythagorean comma]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | |||
[[Tempering out]] this comma leads to the [[immunity family]] of temperaments. These temperaments offer [[interseptimal interval|hemifourths and hemitwelfths]] as a result of dividing the diatonic semitone in equal halves. | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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<blockquote>Perhaps "Immunity," because it's a counterpart to Amity or something like that. </blockquote> | <blockquote>Perhaps "Immunity," because it's a counterpart to Amity or something like that. </blockquote> | ||
—Mike Battaglia | —Mike Battaglia | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Syntonic-diatonic equivalence continuum]] | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[Category:Immunity]] | [[Category:Immunity]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named for their regular temperament properties]] | |||