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'''9765625/9680832''', the '''compass comma''' is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]]. It is the difference between five [[28/25]]s and | '''9765625/9680832''', the '''compass comma''' is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]]. It is the difference between a stack of five [[28/25]]'s and [[16/9]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[ | [[Tempering out]] this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[compass]] temperament. Rank-2 temperaments which temper out this comma include [[compton]], [[passion]], [[cotritone]], [[sqrtphi]], [[ripple]], [[quintupole]], and [[quintakwai]]. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
This comma was named by [[Xenllium]] in 2021 as a contraction of ''[[compton]]'' and ''[[passion]]''. | |||
[[Category:Compass]] | [[Category:Compass]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named by combining multiple temperament names]] | [[Category:Commas named by combining multiple temperament names]] | ||