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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The word "amaranthine" means "unfading", and so this comma was named by [[Lériendil]] in 2025, as it is the one portion of the structure of the undecimal [[slendric]] extensions that refuses to fade even at the high precision of a near justly tuned 8/7. It had previously been named the "convenience comma" by [[Scott Dakota]] in 2024, in a reference both to its "convenience" in extending septimal harmony | The word "amaranthine" means "unfading", and so this comma was named by [[Lériendil]] in 2025, as it is the one portion of the structure of the undecimal [[slendric]] extensions that refuses to fade even at the high precision of a near justly tuned 8/7. It had previously been named the "convenience comma" by [[Scott Dakota]] in 2024, in a reference both to its "convenience" in easily extending septimal harmony and to the 7-11 convenience store (both due to bridging prime 7 to prime 11 and being 0.711 cents), though this name was deemed ambiguous by virtue of coming to refer to several other commas as well. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||