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[[User:PiotrGrochowski|PiotrGrochowski]] ([[User talk:PiotrGrochowski|talk]]) 11:54, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

~~== A new way to name commas in color notation? ==~~

User Gud2228 recently added Yo-28, Gu-31 and Gu-59 to this page. These are generalizations of the Wa-N format for 3-limit commas. The format is obviously Yo-N = [x, 0, N> and Gu-N = [x, 0, -N>. It can be generalized to other primes, with e.g. Tho-10 meaning [-37 0 0 0 0 10> (Laquinbitho 2nd, about 5¢).

I have mixed feelings about this usage. One the one hand, it's great to see people experimenting and improvising with color notation. That's what happens with actual languages after all. And it is a logical extension of existing usage. But still I'd rather not elevate this usage to an official status. IMO it doesn't add enough utility to justify increasing the complexity of the notation.

So if Yo-28 isn't worth doing, why is a 3-limit name like Wa-29 OK? Because the alternative to Wa-29 is Quadsawa, which obscures the number 29. But Yo-28's alternative is Quadla-sepquadyo, in which "sepquad" clearly indicates the number 28.

So I suggest the name Yo-28 be moved to the first column, next to "oquatonic comma", and the 2nd column have the usual color name, Quadla-sepquadyo. Likewise for Gu-31 and Gu-59. -[[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 00:46, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

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Update: Nevermind "countriton". It seems it's formed by co + untriton. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 09:56, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

== A new way to name commas in color notation? ==

User Gud2228 recently added Yo-28, Gu-31 and Gu-59 to this page. These are generalizations of the Wa-N format for 3-limit commas. The format is obviously Yo-N = [x, 0, N> and Gu-N = [x, 0, -N>. It can be generalized to other primes, with e.g. Tho-10 meaning [-37 0 0 0 0 10> (Laquinbitho 2nd, about 5¢).

I have mixed feelings about this usage. One the one hand, it's great to see people experimenting and improvising with color notation. That's what happens with actual languages after all. And it is a logical extension of existing usage. But still I'd rather not elevate this usage to an official status. IMO it doesn't add enough utility to justify increasing the complexity of the notation.

So if Yo-28 isn't worth doing, why is a 3-limit name like Wa-29 OK? Because the alternative to Wa-29 is Quadsawa, which obscures the number 29. But Yo-28's alternative is Quadla-sepquadyo, in which "sepquad" clearly indicates the number 28.

So I suggest the name Yo-28 be moved to the first column, next to "oquatonic comma", and the 2nd column have the usual color name, Quadla-sepquadyo. Likewise for Gu-31 and Gu-59. -[[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 00:46, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

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 [[User:PiotrGrochowski|PiotrGrochowski]] ([[User talk:PiotrGrochowski|talk]]) 11:54, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
-== A new way to name commas in color notation? ==
-User Gud2228 recently added Yo-28, Gu-31 and Gu-59 to this page. These are generalizations of the Wa-N format for 3-limit commas. The format is obviously Yo-N = [x, 0, N> and Gu-N = [x, 0, -N>. It can be generalized to other primes, with e.g. Tho-10 meaning [-37 0 0 0 0 10> (Laquinbitho 2nd, about 5¢).
-I have mixed feelings about this usage. One the one hand, it's great to see people experimenting and improvising with color notation. That's what happens with actual languages after all. And it is a logical extension of existing usage. But still I'd rather not elevate this usage to an official status. IMO it doesn't add enough utility to justify increasing the complexity of the notation.
-So if Yo-28 isn't worth doing, why is a 3-limit name like Wa-29 OK? Because the alternative to Wa-29 is Quadsawa, which obscures the number 29. But Yo-28's alternative is Quadla-sepquadyo, in which "sepquad" clearly indicates the number 28.
-So I suggest the name Yo-28 be moved to the first column, next to "oquatonic comma", and the 2nd column have the usual color name, Quadla-sepquadyo. Likewise for Gu-31 and Gu-59. -[[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 00:46, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
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 Update: Nevermind "countriton". It seems it's formed by co + untriton. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 09:56, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
+== A new way to name commas in color notation? ==
+User Gud2228 recently added Yo-28, Gu-31 and Gu-59 to this page. These are generalizations of the Wa-N format for 3-limit commas. The format is obviously Yo-N = [x, 0, N> and Gu-N = [x, 0, -N>. It can be generalized to other primes, with e.g. Tho-10 meaning [-37 0 0 0 0 10> (Laquinbitho 2nd, about 5¢).
+I have mixed feelings about this usage. One the one hand, it's great to see people experimenting and improvising with color notation. That's what happens with actual languages after all. And it is a logical extension of existing usage. But still I'd rather not elevate this usage to an official status. IMO it doesn't add enough utility to justify increasing the complexity of the notation.
+So if Yo-28 isn't worth doing, why is a 3-limit name like Wa-29 OK? Because the alternative to Wa-29 is Quadsawa, which obscures the number 29. But Yo-28's alternative is Quadla-sepquadyo, in which "sepquad" clearly indicates the number 28.
+So I suggest the name Yo-28 be moved to the first column, next to "oquatonic comma", and the 2nd column have the usual color name, Quadla-sepquadyo. Likewise for Gu-31 and Gu-59. -[[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 00:46, 11 March 2023 (UTC)