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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 [[2/1|octave]], in other words (6/5)<sup>4</sup> / 2.  
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]]