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The '''diesis''' (/ˈdaɪəsɪs/ ''DY-ə-sis''; plural ''dieses'') most commonly refers to:

* [[128/125]], the ''augmented comma'' or ''lesser diesis'';

** rarely, [[648/625]], the ''diminished comma'' or ''greater diesis'';

* By extension, a melodic unit of about the size of 128/125 (≈ 41¢). See [[Diesis (interval region)]];

* By extension, the difference between two enharmonic notes in a scale. See [[Diesis (scale theory)]].

* The interval [[128/125]] (≈ 41¢).

In addition, there are a number of archaic usages in [[Ancient Greek music]]:

* Any interval about that size. In ~~particular~~, ~~[[Zhea Erose]] defines it as, fairly broadly, any interval~~ in ~~the range 31 to 41 cents, or more narrowly 35 to 38 cents. When played in the E3-E5 range, those intervals allegedly tend to beat at the speed of typical human singing vibrato. Zhea considers~~ [[~~31edo~~]] ~~and [[34edo]] to be special for having an interval in this range.~~

* [[256/243]], known as the limma today;

* The difference between two enharmonically equivalent notes, that is, the diminished second in a chain of fifths.

* A variety of quartertones.

~~Intervals with the word in the name~~:

* ~~Greater diesis,~~ [[~~648~~/~~625~~]]

* Small diesis, ~~aka [[magic comma]]~~

* ~~Minimal diesis, aka [[tetracot comma]]~~

* Septimal diesis, [[49/48]]

== Normal diesis ==

The '''normal diesis''' (≈ 38.7¢) is an [[interval size measure]] defined as one step of [[31edo]].

The '''normal diesis''' (≈ 38.7¢) is an [[interval size measure]] defined as one step of [[31edo]].

~~[[Category:Commas]]~~

== See also ==

[~~[Category~~:~~Interval size measure]~~]

* [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/d/diesis.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''Diesis'']

[[Category:Terms]]

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-{{Wikipedia|Diesis}}
+{{Wikipedia}}
 The '''diesis''' (/ˈdaɪəsɪs/ ''DY-ə-sis''; plural ''dieses'') most commonly refers to:
+* [[128/125]], the ''augmented comma'' or ''lesser diesis'';
+** rarely, [[648/625]], the ''diminished comma'' or ''greater diesis'';
+* By extension, a melodic unit of about the size of 128/125 (≈&nbsp;41¢). See [[Diesis (interval region)]];
+* By extension, the difference between two enharmonic notes in a scale. See [[Diesis (scale theory)]].
-* The interval [[128/125]] (≈ 41¢).
+In addition, there are a number of archaic usages in [[Ancient Greek music]]:
-* Any interval about that size. In particular, [[Zhea Erose]] defines it as, fairly broadly, any interval in the range 31 to 41 cents, or more narrowly 35 to 38 cents. When played in the E3-E5 range, those intervals allegedly tend to beat at the speed of typical human singing vibrato. Zhea considers [[31edo]] and [[34edo]] to be special for having an interval in this range.
+* [[256/243]], known as the limma today;
-* The difference between two enharmonically equivalent notes, that is, the diminished second in a chain of fifths.
+* A variety of quartertones.
-Intervals with the word in the name:
-* Greater diesis, [[648/625]]
-* Small diesis, aka [[magic comma]]
-* Minimal diesis, aka [[tetracot comma]]
-* Septimal diesis, [[49/48]]
 == Normal diesis ==
-The '''normal diesis''' (≈ 38.7¢) is an [[interval size measure]] defined as one step of [[31edo]].
+The '''normal diesis''' (≈&nbsp;38.7¢) is an [[interval size measure]] defined as one step of [[31edo]].
-[[Category:Commas]]
+== See also ==
-[[Category:Interval size measure]]
+* [http://tonalsoft.com/enc/d/diesis.aspx Tonalsoft Encyclopedia | ''Diesis'']
 {{Disambiguation}}
+[[Category:Terms]]