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== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==
Tempering this comma out alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[mirkwai family]] of temperaments, in which the main rank-3 temperament [[mirkwai]] is like [[canopus]] but with another dimension for twos. It is tempered out in rank-2 temperaments such as [[miracle]], [[octoid]], [[semisept]], [[grendel]], [[kwai]], [[pluto]], and [[mirkat]]. See [[mirkwai clan]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out.
Tempering this comma out alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[mirkwai family]] of temperaments, in which the main rank-3 temperament [[mirkwai]] is like [[canopus]] but with another dimension for twos. It is tempered out in rank-2 temperaments such as [[miracle]], [[octoid]], [[semisept]], [[grendel]], [[kwai]], [[pluto]], and [[mirkat]]. See [[mirkwai clan]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out. Also known as BP's "small diesis a" (Bohlen, [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/names.html www.huygens-fokker.org/bpsite/names.html]).


== See also ==
== See also ==