Systematic comma names explained: Difference between revisions
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== 5/7-kleisma, 35/11-kleisma, etc. == | == 5/7-kleisma, 35/11-kleisma, etc. == | ||
These types of comma names come from an attempt to systematically name commas in around the year 2004. | These types of comma names come from an attempt to systematically name commas in around the year 2004. The commas were named according to the spreadsheet | ||
[[File:CommaNamer.xls|CommaNamer.xls]]. | |||
The naming rules are a little difficult to work out, but "kleisma" definitely refers to the size of the interval - between 4.5 and 11.7 cents. The number in the name appears to have something to do with the prime factorization of the comma, but it is a bit difficult to reverse-engineer. | |||
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