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'''81/76''', the '''dog comma''' is a [[19-limit]] interval, 110.3 [[cent]]s in size. It is the difference between [[19/16]] (otonal minor third) and [[81/64]] (Pythagorean major third). | '''81/76''', the '''dog comma''' is a [[19-limit]] interval, 110.3 [[cent]]s in size. It is the difference between [[19/16]] (otonal minor third) and [[81/64]] (Pythagorean major third) and thus is [[81/80]] larger than [[20/19]]. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The word ''dog'' for this | The word ''dog'' for this interval was introduced by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] in 2023. It was translated from Japanese word <span style="font-family:san-serif" lang="ja">犬</span> (<span style="font-family:san-serif" lang="ja">いぬ</span>, inu), a play of its [[Color notation|color name]], ''inu'' (as the identical pronunciation). | ||
== Temperaments == | |||
{{see also| No-fives subgroup temperaments #Dog }} | |||
Tempering this interval leads to a 2.3.19 version of [[mavila]] where four mavila fifths yields [[19/16]], so is potentially of relevance in [[16edo]] if one wants to interpret its fifth as a 27{{cent}} flat ~3/2. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Semitone]] | [[Category:Semitone]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named after their color name]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named by translating something into another language]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 13 April 2025
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Inu comma
81/76, the dog comma is a 19-limit interval, 110.3 cents in size. It is the difference between 19/16 (otonal minor third) and 81/64 (Pythagorean major third) and thus is 81/80 larger than 20/19.
Etymology
The word dog for this interval was introduced by Xenllium in 2023. It was translated from Japanese word 犬 (いぬ, inu), a play of its color name, inu (as the identical pronunciation).
Temperaments
Tempering this interval leads to a 2.3.19 version of mavila where four mavila fifths yields 19/16, so is potentially of relevance in 16edo if one wants to interpret its fifth as a 27 ¢ flat ~3/2.