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== Temperament == | == Temperament == | ||
Tempering out this comma leads to the 5-limit version of the [[ennealimmal]] temperament, which remarkably splits the octave into nine equal parts. | Tempering out this comma leads to the 5-limit version of the [[ennealimmal]] temperament, which remarkably splits the octave into nine equal parts. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
The name consists of Greek ''ennea-'' ("nine") + ''limma'', coined by [[Paul Erlich]] and [[Gene Ward Smith]] in 2001<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning/topicId_29667.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Name that comma!'']</ref>. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Unnoticeable comma]] | * [[Unnoticeable comma]] | ||
== Notes == | |||
[[Category:Ennealimmal]] | [[Category:Ennealimmal]] | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 10 May 2023
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The ennealimma, meaning nine limmas, with monzo [1 -27 18⟩, is a 5-limit unnoticeable comma measuring about 0.86 cents. It is the amount by which a stack of nine large limmas falls short of the octave.
Temperament
Tempering out this comma leads to the 5-limit version of the ennealimmal temperament, which remarkably splits the octave into nine equal parts.
Etymology
The name consists of Greek ennea- ("nine") + limma, coined by Paul Erlich and Gene Ward Smith in 2001[1].