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'''50421/50000''', the '''trimyna comma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]]. It is the amount by which a stack of five [[10/7]]'s falls short of [[6/1]], the sixth harmonic. Equivalently stated, it is the amount by which a stack of three [[50/49]]'s falls short of [[15/14]]. Tempering it out leads to the [[trimyna]] temperament. | '''50421/50000''', the '''trimyna comma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]]. It is the amount by which a stack of five [[10/7]]'s falls short of [[6/1]], the sixth harmonic. Equivalently stated, it is the amount by which a stack of three [[50/49]]'s falls short of [[15/14]]. Tempering it out leads to the [[trimyna]] temperament. The name ''trimyna'' is a contraction of ''[[tritonic]]'' and ''[[myna]]''. | ||
It factors into simpler commas as ([[126/125]])([[2401/2400]]). | It factors into simpler commas as ([[126/125]])([[2401/2400]]). | ||