Undecimal octatonic comma: Difference between revisions

Yourmusic Productions (talk | contribs)
m Fix grammar.
Improve intro & move temp info to the corresponding section
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Interval
{{Infobox Interval
|Ratio = 214990848/214358881
| Ratio = 214990848/214358881
|Monzo = 15 8 0 0 -8
| Monzo = 15 8 0 0 -8
|Name = undecimal octatonic comma
| Name = undecimal octatonic comma
|Color name = 1u<sup>8</sup>2, quadbilu 2nd
| Color name = 1u<sup>8</sup>2, quadbilu 2nd
|Comma = yes
| Comma = yes
}}
}}
The '''undecimal octatonic comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| 15 8 0 0 -8 }}, [[ratio]]: 214990848/214358881) is a [[small comma]] in the [[11-limit]] (specifically the [[2.3.11 subgroup]]), measuring about 5.10 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack of eight [[12/11]] intervals exceeds the octave.  
The '''undecimal octatonic comma''', 214990848/214358881, is the amount by which a stack of eight [[12/11]] intervals exceeds the octave.  Since it equates eight of one interval with an octave, it is tempered out if and only if the number of notes in the octave is a multiple of 8.


== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==
Tempering it out results in the octatonic temperament. For technical data see [[8th-octave temperaments#Octatonic]].
[[Tempering out]] this comma in the 2.3.11 subgroup results in the octatonic temperament. For technical data see [[8th-octave temperaments #Octatonic]]. Since it equates eight of one interval with an octave, it is tempered out if and only if the number of notes in the octave is a multiple of 8.


[[Category:Commas named for their periods per equave]]
[[Category:Commas named for their periods per equave]]