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'''969/968''', the '''kingfisher comma''' | '''969/968''', the '''kingfisher comma''' is a [[19-limit]] [[Superparticular ratio|superparticular comma]] of about 1.79 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of [[22/17]] and [[22/19]] falls short of [[3/2]]. By tempering it out is defined the '''kingfisher temperament''', which enables the [[kingfisher chords]]. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
This comma was first described by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] in 2023, but the name ''kingfisher comma'' was given by [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2025. It refers to ''LEGO Icons'' model #10331, the ''Kingfisher Bird''. | This comma was first described by [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] as ''buddhisma'' in 2023, but the name ''kingfisher comma'' was given by [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2025. It refers to ''LEGO Icons'' model #10331, the ''Kingfisher Bird''. | ||
969 ÷ 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places). | 969 ÷ 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places). | ||
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969/968, the kingfisher comma is a 19-limit superparticular comma of about 1.79 cents. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of 22/17 and 22/19 falls short of 3/2. By tempering it out is defined the kingfisher temperament, which enables the kingfisher chords.
Etymology
This comma was first described by Xenllium as buddhisma in 2023, but the name kingfisher comma was given by Budjarn Lambeth in 2025. It refers to LEGO Icons model #10331, the Kingfisher Bird.
969 ÷ 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places).