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The satanic comma is the difference between 666 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and a single perfect fifth. Equivalently, it's the difference between 665 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and the unison -- but that ~~wouldn't~~ be as devilishly intriguing.

{{Infobox Interval

| Monzo = -1054 665

| Name = satanic comma

| Comma = yes

}}

The '''satanic comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| -1054 665 }}) is the difference between 666 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and a single perfect fifth. Equivalently, it is the difference between 665 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and the unison – but that would not be as devilishly intriguing. This difference is inaudible, at only 0.076{{cent}}.

~~This~~ difference ~~is inaudible~~, ~~at only<span style=""> 0.076</span> cents. The monzo is |~~-~~1054 665>~~.

It is also the difference between 13 [[Mercator's comma]]s and 2 [[pythagorean comma]]s, or put simply, the difference between the [[359-comma]] and the [[306-comma]].

It is tempered out in [[665edo~~|665 EDO~~]] and its multiples (~~1330 EDO~~, etc.).

It is tempered out in [[665edo]] and its multiples ([[1330edo]], etc.), with 665edo itself being an 11-strong 3-2 [[telicity|telic]] system due to tempering this comma out. The next smallest 3-limit comma is the [[Archangelic comma|190537-comma]], which is orders of magnitude much smaller and complex.

== Etymology ==

This comma was named by [[Marc Jones]] in 1990<ref>[http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/j/marc-jones-defs.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''tuning terms by Marc Jones'']</ref>.

== Notes ==

[[Category:Satanic]]

[[Category:Commas named for the intervals they stack]]

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-The satanic comma is the difference between 666 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and a single perfect fifth. Equivalently, it's the difference between 665 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and the unison -- but that wouldn't be as devilishly intriguing.
+{{Infobox Interval
+| Monzo = -1054 665
+| Name = satanic comma
+| Comma = yes
+}}
+The '''satanic comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| -1054 665 }}) is the difference between 666 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and a single perfect fifth. Equivalently, it is the difference between 665 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and the unison – but that would not be as devilishly intriguing. This difference is inaudible, at only 0.076{{cent}}.
-This difference is inaudible, at only<span style=""> 0.076</span> cents. The monzo is |-1054 665&gt;.
+It is also the difference between 13 [[Mercator's comma]]s and 2 [[pythagorean comma]]s, or put simply, the difference between the [[359-comma]] and the [[306-comma]].
-It is tempered out in [[665edo|665 EDO]] and its multiples (1330 EDO, etc.).
+It is tempered out in [[665edo]] and its multiples ([[1330edo]], etc.), with 665edo itself being an 11-strong 3-2 [[telicity|telic]] system due to tempering this comma out. The next smallest 3-limit comma is the [[Archangelic comma|190537-comma]], which is orders of magnitude much smaller and complex.
+== Etymology ==
+This comma was named by [[Marc Jones]] in 1990<ref>[http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/j/marc-jones-defs.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''tuning terms by Marc Jones'']</ref>.
+== Notes ==
+[[Category:Satanic]]
+[[Category:Commas named for the intervals they stack]]