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{{monzo|46 -29}}, the '''29-comma''' or '''mystery comma''' of 43.305 cents, is the difference between 46 octaves and 29 fifths, in other words 2<sup>46</sup>/3<sup>29</sup>. Because this comma is a Pythagorean interval and is almost exactly half of the traditional [[Pythagorean limma]] in addition to being | {{monzo|46 -29}}, the '''29-comma''' or '''mystery comma''' of 43.305 cents, is the difference between 46 octaves and 29 fifths, in other words 2<sup>46</sup>/3<sup>29</sup>. Because this comma is a Pythagorean interval and is almost exactly half of the traditional [[Pythagorean limma]] in addition to being displaced from the unison's scale degree by three, one can also call this interval the '''Pythagorean tridietic semilimma'''. | ||
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