969/968: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
| Comma = yes | | Comma = yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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]]. | '''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]]. In terms of commas, it is the difference between [[243/242]] and [[324/323]], [[513/512]] and [[1089/1088]], among other relations. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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). | ||
Before that, [[User:Xenllium|Xenllium]] named this comma ''buddhisma'' in 2023. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 10 March 2025
| Interval information |
nosolulu 2nd,
Nosolulu comma
reduced
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. In terms of commas, it is the difference between 243/242 and 324/323, 513/512 and 1089/1088, among other relations.
Etymology
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).
Before that, Xenllium named this comma buddhisma in 2023.