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The '''heptacot comma''' is a [[5-limit]] [[small comma]] measuring roughly 10 [[cent|cents]]. Tempering it out gives the [[Rank-2 temperament|rank-2]] [[Schismic-Pythagorean equivalence continuum#Heptacot|heptacot temperament]], which divides the perfect fifth into 7 equal parts. Notable [[EDO|EDOs]] that supports this temperament include [[12edo|12]] and [[311edo|311]].
The '''heptacot comma''' is a [[small comma|small]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 9.78 [[cent]]s. [[Tempering out]] this comma gives the [[rank-2 temperament|rank-2]] [[heptacot]] temperament, which divides the [[3/2|perfect fifth]] into 7 equal parts. Notable [[edo]]s that [[support]] this temperament include [[12edo|12]] and [[311edo|311]].


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
This comma was discovered and named in 2024 by [[User:Tristanbay|Tristan Bay]]. The name comes from the fact that the associated temperament divides the perfect fifth into 7 equal parts, as mentioned above.
This comma was discovered and named in 2024 by [[Tristan Bay]]. The name comes from the fact that the associated temperament divides the perfect fifth into 7 equal parts, as mentioned above.


[[Category:Commas named for their regular temperament properties]]
[[Category:Commas named for how they divide the fifth]]