Mercator's comma: Difference between revisions
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: This revision was by author [[User:genewardsmith|genewardsmith]] and made on <tt>2011-08-27 21:26: | : This revision was by author [[User:genewardsmith|genewardsmith]] and made on <tt>2011-08-27 21:26:47 UTC</tt>.<br> | ||
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The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | ||
<h4>Original Wikitext content:</h4> | <h4>Original Wikitext content:</h4> | ||
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">|-84 53>, known as Mercator's comma or the 53-comma, is a small comma of 3.615 cents which is the amount by which 53 fifths exceed 31 octaves, in other words (3/2)^53/2^31. For equal divisions N up to 8745, the comma is tempered out if and only if 53 divides N. Examples of such EDOs include [[53edo | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">|-84 53>, known as Mercator's comma or the 53-comma, is a small comma of 3.615 cents which is the amount by which 53 fifths exceed 31 octaves, in other words (3/2)^53/2^31. For equal divisions N up to 8745, the comma is tempered out if and only if 53 divides N. Examples of such EDOs include [[53edo]], [[159edo]], [[212edo]], [[265edo]], [[742edo]].</pre></div> | ||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Mercator's comma</title></head><body>|-84 53&gt;, known as Mercator's comma or the 53-comma, is a small comma of 3.615 cents which is the amount by which 53 fifths exceed 31 octaves, in other words (3/2)^53/2^31. For equal divisions N up to 8745, the comma is tempered out if and only if 53 divides N. Examples of such EDOs include <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Mercator's comma</title></head><body>|-84 53&gt;, known as Mercator's comma or the 53-comma, is a small comma of 3.615 cents which is the amount by which 53 fifths exceed 31 octaves, in other words (3/2)^53/2^31. For equal divisions N up to 8745, the comma is tempered out if and only if 53 divides N. Examples of such EDOs include <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/159edo">159edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/212edo">212edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/265edo">265edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/742edo">742edo</a>.</body></html></pre></div> | ||