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The '''kwazy comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| -53 10 16 }}) is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 0.569 [[cent]]s. | The '''kwazy comma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| -53 10 16 }}) is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 0.569 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of ten [[16/15]] diatonic semitones and two [[128/125]] dieses falls short of the [[octave]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Tempering out this comma leads to the 5-limit [[kwazy]] temperament. | [[Tempering out]] this comma leads to the 5-limit [[kwazy]] temperament. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
This comma was named by [[Gene Ward Smith]] and [[Paul Erlich]] in 2002 as a mutant form for both ''quasi'' and ''crazy'' (as in ''kwazy wabbit!'')<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_5041.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Paul's new names'']</ref>. ''Quasi'' was short for ''quasiseptima'' since an interval very close to [[9/7]] could be used as a generator for the corresponding temperament<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_5025.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''5-limit comma names'']</ref>. | This comma was named by [[Gene Ward Smith]] and [[Paul Erlich]] in 2002 as a mutant form for both ''quasi'' and ''crazy'' (as in ''kwazy wabbit!'')<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_5041.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Paul's new names'']</ref>. ''Quasi'' was short for ''quasiseptima'' since an interval very close to [[9/7]] could be used as a generator for the corresponding temperament<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_5025.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''5-limit comma names'']</ref>. | ||
== | == References == | ||
[[Category:Kwazy]] | [[Category:Kwazy]] | ||
[[Category:Commas named for the generator of their temperament]] | [[Category:Commas named for the generator of their temperament]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:17, 14 July 2026
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The kwazy comma (monzo: [-53 10 16⟩) is an unnoticeable 5-limit comma measuring about 0.569 cents. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of ten 16/15 diatonic semitones and two 128/125 dieses falls short of the octave.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma leads to the 5-limit kwazy temperament.
Etymology
This comma was named by Gene Ward Smith and Paul Erlich in 2002 as a mutant form for both quasi and crazy (as in kwazy wabbit!)[1]. Quasi was short for quasiseptima since an interval very close to 9/7 could be used as a generator for the corresponding temperament[2].