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176/175 factors neatly into two [[13-limit]] [[superparticular]] commas: ([[352/351]])([[351/350]]). | 176/175 factors neatly into two [[13-limit]] [[superparticular]] commas: ([[352/351]])([[351/350]]). | ||
== Temperaments == | |||
Tempering out this comma leads to the rank-4 '''valinorsmic temperament''' (→ [[Rank-4 temperament #Valinorsmic (176/175)]]), or in the 2.5.7.11 subgroup, the [[valinor]] temperament, enabling [[valinorsmic chords]]. See [[Valinorsmic clan]] for the clan of rank-3 temperaments where it is tempered out. | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name likely derives from "Valinor" (a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth), but what association Valinor has to this comma is unknown. | The name likely derives from "Valinor" (a location in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth), but what association Valinor has to this comma is unknown. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||