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The '''mutt comma''' ({{monzo| -44 -3 21 }} | The '''mutt comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| -44 -3 21 }}, [[ratio]]: 476837158203125/474989023199232) is a [[small comma|small]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] of about 6.7 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which three [[25/24|classical chromas]] exceed five [[128/125|dieses]]; in other words (25/24)<sup>3</sup>/(128/125)<sup>5</sup>. | ||
== | == Temperaments == | ||
[[Tempering out]] this comma leads to the 5-limit version of the [[mutt]] temperament. | |||
== Etymology == | |||
This comma was named by [[Gene Ward Smith]] in 2004 in terms of the corresponding temperament, mutt, for "<u>M</u>IDI <u>u</u>ni<u>t</u> <u>t</u>emperament". | |||
[[Category:Mutt]] | [[Category:Mutt]] | ||
[[Category:Commas | [[Category:Commas named for their regular temperament properties]] | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 12 November 2024
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The mutt comma (monzo: [-44 -3 21⟩, ratio: 476837158203125/474989023199232) is a small 5-limit comma of about 6.7 cents. It is the amount by which three classical chromas exceed five dieses; in other words (25/24)3/(128/125)5.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma leads to the 5-limit version of the mutt temperament.
Etymology
This comma was named by Gene Ward Smith in 2004 in terms of the corresponding temperament, mutt, for "MIDI unit temperament".