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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 two [[4/3]]s. The name ''compass'' is a contraction of ''[[compton]]'' and ''[[passion]]''.  
'''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 [[Miscellaneous 7-limit temperaments #Compass|compass temperament]]. Aside from compton and passion, rank-2 temperaments which temper out this comma include [[cotritone]], [[sqrtphi]], [[ripple]], [[quintupole]] and [[quintakwai]].
[[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]]