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The interval '''648/625''' is known as the diminished [[Comma|comma]] or major diesis | The interval '''648/625''' is known as the '''diminished [[Comma|comma]]''' or '''major diesis'''. It is the amount by which four [[6/5]] minor thirds exceed an [[2/1|octave]], in other words (6/5)<sup>4</sup> / 2. This is approximately one step of [[19edo]], which is the amount by which four 19edo minor thirds exceed an octave. Tempering it out leads to [[5-limit]] [[Diminished|diminished temperament]]. | ||
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The interval 648/625 is known as the diminished comma or major diesis. It is the amount by which four 6/5 minor thirds exceed an octave, in other words (6/5)4 / 2. This is approximately one step of 19edo, which is the amount by which four 19edo minor thirds exceed an octave. Tempering it out leads to 5-limit diminished temperament.