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'''6115295232/6103515625 | The '''vishnuzma''' or '''semisuper comma''' ([[ratio]]: 6115295232/6103515625, [[monzo]]: {{monzo| 23 6 -14 }}) of 3.338 [[cent]]s, is the amount by which seven [[25/24|classical chromatic semitones]] fall short of a just perfect fourth and also by which fourteen [[5/4|classical major thirds]] miss the [[729/512|pythagorean augmented fourth]]; in other words the interval (4/3)/(25/24)<sup>7</sup>. | ||
[[Category: | == Temperaments == | ||
Tempering out this comma leads to temperaments of the [[vishnuzmic family]]. | |||
== Etymology == | |||
This comma was named by [[Gene Ward Smith]] in 2002 as the ''semisuper comma''<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_5025.html Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''5-limit comma names'']</ref>. It is yet to be found out how and why the later name ''vishnuzma'' was added. | |||
== Notes == | |||
[[Category:Vishnuzmic]] | |||
Revision as of 13:45, 10 May 2023
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semisuper comma
The vishnuzma or semisuper comma (ratio: 6115295232/6103515625, monzo: [23 6 -14⟩) of 3.338 cents, is the amount by which seven classical chromatic semitones fall short of a just perfect fourth and also by which fourteen classical major thirds miss the pythagorean augmented fourth; in other words the interval (4/3)/(25/24)7.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma leads to temperaments of the vishnuzmic family.
Etymology
This comma was named by Gene Ward Smith in 2002 as the semisuper comma[1]. It is yet to be found out how and why the later name vishnuzma was added.