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The '''quectisma''', {{monzo| 554 -351 1 }}, is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 0.108 [[cent]]s in size. It is the tiny interval between a stack of 351 [[3/2]]'s and [[5/4]], octave reduced. | |||
== Temperaments == | |||
[[Tempering out]] this comma leads to the '''quectismic''' temperament. [[Edo]]s with very accurate fifths such as [[665edo]] temper out this comma. This temperament, with its ultra-long [[chain of fifths]], has been used to [https://github.com/FloraCanou/temperament_evaluator/wiki/Precision-limits stress test] the [https://github.com/FloraCanou/temperament_evaluator Temperament Evaluator]. | |||
== | == Etymology == | ||
This comma was named by [[CompactStar]] in 2023, most likely after the SI prefix [[Wiktionary: quecto- #English|''quecto-'']]. | |||
[[Category:Quectismic]] | [[Category:Quectismic]] | ||
[[Category:Commas | [[Category:Commas named after their interval size]] | ||