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Mark idiosyncratic since this was proposed by me. Others can propose different names for this new comma |
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Name = sylvisma | Name = sylvisma | ||
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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name was coined by [[User:Zeta Function]] from the mineral sylvite, which is made of potassium chloride. Chloride is element 17, and potassium is element 19, so the name thus reflects in a roundabout way the prime factors that make up this comma. | The name was coined by [[User:Zeta Function]] from the mineral sylvite, which is made of potassium chloride. Chloride is element 17, and potassium is element 19, so the name thus reflects in a roundabout way the prime factors that make up this comma. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:23, 29 July 2026
33698267/33554432, or the sylvisma[idiosyncratic term], is a small 19-limit comma of about 7.4c that is the difference between the stacking of 3 323/256 major thirds and 1 octave. It is notably tempered out in 12edo and arsenic temperament.
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reduced harmonic
Etymology
The name was coined by User:Zeta Function from the mineral sylvite, which is made of potassium chloride. Chloride is element 17, and potassium is element 19, so the name thus reflects in a roundabout way the prime factors that make up this comma.