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== Temperament ==
== Temperament ==
Tempering out this comma leads to the [[Mercator family]] of temperaments. 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]], [[954edo]] and [[1749edo]].
Tempering out this comma leads to the [[Mercator family]] of temperaments. For edos 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]], [[954edo]] and [[1749edo]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Unnoticeable comma]]
* [[Unnoticeable comma]]