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'''33698267/33554432''', or the '''sylvisma'''{{idio}}, is a small [[19-limit]] comma of about 7.4 [[cent]]s that is the difference between the stacking of three [[323/256]] major thirds and an [[octave]]. It is notably [[tempering out|tempered out]] in [[12edo]] and [[arsenic]] temperament. | '''33698267/33554432''', or the '''sylvisma'''{{idio}}, is a small [[19-limit]] comma of about 7.4 [[cent]]s that is the difference between the stacking of three [[323/256]] major thirds and an [[octave]]. It is notably [[tempering out|tempered out]] in [[12edo]] and [[arsenic]] temperament. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name was coined by {{u|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 {{u|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. | ||
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