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== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==
If 135/128 is treated as a comma to be [[tempering out|tempered out]], it may be called the '''mavila comma'''. It represents the difference between three [[4/3|perfect fourth]]s and a [[5/4|just major third]] (plus an [[octave]]). Tempering it out results in the [[mavila]] temperament.
If 135/128 is treated as a comma to be [[tempering out|tempered out]], it may be called the '''mavila comma'''. It represents the difference between three [[4/3|perfect fourth]]s and a [[5/4|just major third]] (plus an [[octave]]), or the difference between [[9/8]] and [[16/15]]. Tempering it out results in the [[mavila]] temperament.


135/128 is very close to one step of [[13edo]], in fact being a {{w|Continued fraction|semiconvergent}}. [[Aluminium]] temperament realizes this through a regular temperament lens.
135/128 is very close to one step of [[13edo]], in fact being a {{w|Continued fraction|semiconvergent}}. [[Aluminium]] temperament realizes this through a regular temperament lens.