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The interval '''648/625''' is known as the '''diminished comma''' or '''major diesis'''. It is the amount by which four [[6/5]] minor thirds exceed an [[ | The interval '''648/625''' is known as the '''diminished comma''' or '''major diesis'''. It is the amount by which four [[6/5]] minor thirds exceed an [[octave]], in other words (6/5)<sup>4</sup> / 2. | ||
== Approximations == | == Approximations == | ||
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== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Tempering out this comma leads to the [[5-limit]] [[diminished]] temperament. | Tempering out this comma leads to the [[5-limit]] [[diminished (temperament)|diminished]] temperament. | ||
[[Category:Diminished]] | [[Category:Diminished]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named for their regular temperament properties]] | |||