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Linus comma is the difference between a stack of 10 [[15/14]]s and the octave.
The '''linus comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| 11 -10 -10 10 }}) is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 5.57{{cent}}. It is the difference between a stack of 10 [[15/14]]'s and the [[octave]].
 
== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==
Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit results in the rank-3 '''linus temperament'''. Edos not divisible by 10 cannot temper it out. For technical details see [[10th-octave temperaments #Linus (rank-3)]].


Tempering it out results in the rank-3 '''linus''' temperament in the 7-limit. Edos not divisible by 10 cannot temper it out. For technical details see [[10th-octave temperaments#Linus (rank-3)]].
[[Category:Linus]]