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{{Infobox Interval
{{Infobox Interval
| Name = diesis, augmented comma, enharmonic diesis, enharmonic comma, cyberisma
| Name = diesis, augmented comma, enharmonic diesis, enharmonic comma
| Color name = g<sup>3</sup>2, trigu 2nd,<br>Trigu comma
| Color name = g<sup>3</sup>2, trigu 2nd,<br>Trigu comma
| Comma = yes
| Comma = yes
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== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==
Tempering out this comma leads to [[augmented]] temperament. See [[augmented family]] for the family where it is tempered out
Tempering out this comma leads to [[augmented]] temperament. See [[augmented family]] for the family where it is tempered out.  
 
=== Walker temperament ===
Walker temperament flattens the octave in order to temper out the difference between 2^10 and 10^3, which is an occurrence of the diesis. [[40ed10]] is an example of Walker temperament. It was created by Vector Graphics (Jay Walker) before he even knew what temperament was, as an attempt to align powers of 2 and powers of 10. In the context of Walker temperament, the augmented comma can be called the '''cyberisma,''' after its appearance in computing.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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Revision as of 08:05, 15 December 2023

Interval information
Ratio 128/125
Factorization 27 × 5-3
Monzo [7 0 -3
Size in cents 41.05886¢
Names diesis,
augmented comma,
enharmonic diesis,
enharmonic comma
Color name g32, trigu 2nd,
Trigu comma
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{d2}_{5,5,5} }[/math]
Special properties reduced,
reduced subharmonic
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 13.9658
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 14
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 29
Comma size medium
S-expression S4/S5
Open this interval in xen-calc

The 41.059 cent interval of 128/125 is called the diesis or augmented comma; it represents the gap between a stack of three 5/4 just major thirds and the octave, or in other words 2/(5/4)3.

Approximation

If the diesis is treated as a musical interval in its own right as opposed to tempering it out, it is approximately a quarter-tone and so can be used to introduce 7-limit and 11-limit harmony into 5-limit scales.

It is fairly accurately represented by a single step in 28-, 31- or 34edo, and by two steps of 53-, 59- or 65edo. In any tuning with pure octaves and just major thirds, such as quarter-comma meantone, it will be exact. Furthermore, in meantone it appears as the difference between sharps and flats, e.g. between D# and Eb. It is also called enharmonic diesis or enharmonic comma for this reason.

Temperaments

Tempering out this comma leads to augmented temperament. See augmented family for the family where it is tempered out.

Trivia

This interval represents the amount by which the binary definition of kilobyte, 1024 bytes, exceeds the nominal definition of "kilo" prefix, 1000.

See also