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The '''chalmersia''' is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[13-limit]] comma with a ratio of '''123201/123200''' and a size of approximately 0.014{{cent}}. | The '''chalmersia''' is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[13-limit]] comma with a ratio of '''123201/123200''' and a size of approximately 0.014{{cent}}. It is the smallest 13-limit [[superparticular]] comma. Tempering it out equates [[351/350]] and [[352/351]], thus splitting [[176/175]] into two, and equates 385/351 and 351/320, thus splitting [[77/64]] into two – these are features highly characteristic of '''chalmersic temperaments'''. In addition, it equates a stack consisting of a [[729/512]] tritone plus a [[169/128]] grave fourth with a stack consisting of a [[25/16]] augmented fifth plus a [[77/64]] minor third. | ||
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Revision as of 11:44, 11 January 2023
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The chalmersia is an unnoticeable 13-limit comma with a ratio of 123201/123200 and a size of approximately 0.014 ¢. It is the smallest 13-limit superparticular comma. Tempering it out equates 351/350 and 352/351, thus splitting 176/175 into two, and equates 385/351 and 351/320, thus splitting 77/64 into two – these are features highly characteristic of chalmersic temperaments. In addition, it equates a stack consisting of a 729/512 tritone plus a 169/128 grave fourth with a stack consisting of a 25/16 augmented fifth plus a 77/64 minor third.
Etymology
The chalmersia was named by Gene Ward Smith in 2003 after John Chalmers.
- The remarkable 123201/123200 might be named the chalmersia, since John Chalmers is presumably the first to see it.
—Gene Ward Smith, Nameable 13-limit.