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{{Infobox Interval | {{Infobox Interval | ||
| Name = | | Name = ptolemaic chromatic semitone, major limma, major chroma, pelogic comma | ||
| Color name = Ly1, layo unison,<br>Layobi comma | | Color name = Ly1, layo unison,<br>Layobi comma | ||
| Sound = jid_135_128_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3 | | Sound = jid_135_128_pluck_adu_dr220.mp3 | ||
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The [[5-limit]] interval '''135/128''', about 92.2 [[cent]]s in size, is called the ''' | The [[5-limit]] interval '''135/128''', about 92.2 [[cent]]s in size, is called the '''ptolemaic chromatic semitone''', '''major limma''' or '''major chroma'''. It is a [[syntonic comma]] away from the Pythagorean chromatic semitone [[2187/2048]], and so is tuned justly in 1/7 comma meantone. Flattening by another syntonic comma reaches the even simpler [[25/24]]. | ||
As a [[comma]] it represents the difference between three [[4/3|perfect fourths]] and a [[5/4|just major third]] (plus an [[octave]]). | As a [[comma]], the '''pelogic comma''', it represents the difference between three [[4/3|perfect fourths]] and a [[5/4|just major third]] (plus an [[octave]]). | ||
== See also == | == See also == |