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Created page with "{{Niche}} {{Infobox interval|Name = ancient Chinese tempering comma |Color name = 107ury<sup>3</sup>-2|Comma = yes}} '''750/749''' is a 107-limit superparticular interval measuring 2.31 cents. It is known as '''ancient Chinese tempering comma''', on the account of the perfect fifth of 12edo is approximated by 749/500 = 1.498 as frequency ratio, flattened 3/2 by it. == See also == * List of superparticular intervals"
 
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{{Infobox interval|Name = ancient Chinese tempering comma |Color name = 107ury<sup>3</sup>-2|Comma = yes}}
{{Infobox interval|Name = ancient Chinese tempering comma |Color name = 107ury<sup>3</sup>-2|Comma = yes}}
'''750/749''' is a 107-limit superparticular interval measuring 2.31 cents. It is known as '''ancient Chinese tempering comma''', on the account of the perfect fifth of [[12edo]] is approximated by [[749/500]] = 1.498 as frequency ratio, flattened [[3/2]] by it.
'''750/749''' is a 107-limit superparticular interval measuring 2.31 cents. It is known as the '''ancient Chinese tempering comma.''' The perfect fifth of [[12edo]] is approximated by [[749/500]] = 1.498 as frequency ratio, and thus can be approximated by flattening [[3/2]] by this comma.  


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of superparticular intervals]]
* [[List of superparticular intervals]]
{{todo|Cultural expertise}}
[[Category:Commas named after musical traditions]]

Latest revision as of 23:30, 10 August 2025

This page presents a topic of primarily mathematical interest.

While it is derived from sound mathematical principles, its applications in terms of utility for actual music may be limited, highly contrived, or as yet unknown.

Interval information
Ratio 750/749
Subgroup monzo 2.3.5.7.107 [1 1 3 -1 -1
Size in cents 2.309852¢
Name ancient Chinese tempering comma
Color name 107ury3-2
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{d}{-2}^{5,5,5}_{7,107} }[/math]
Special properties superparticular,
reduced
Tenney height (log2 nd) 19.0996
Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) 19.1015
Wilson height (sopfr(nd)) 134
Comma size unnoticeable
Open this interval in xen-calc

750/749 is a 107-limit superparticular interval measuring 2.31 cents. It is known as the ancient Chinese tempering comma. The perfect fifth of 12edo is approximated by 749/500 = 1.498 as frequency ratio, and thus can be approximated by flattening 3/2 by this comma.

See also