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The '''escapade comma''', {{monzo| 32 -7 -9 }}, is a [[comma]] with a size of 9.492 [[cent]]s. It is the difference between nine [[5/4|just major thirds]] and seven [[4/3|just perfect fourths]], that is, (4/3)<sup>7</sup>/(5/4)<sup>9</sup>. This can also be written as (16/15)<sup>7</sup>/(5/4)<sup>2</sup>, that is, the difference between a stack of seven [[16/15]]'s and [[25/16]]. | The '''escapade comma''', ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| 32 -7 -9 }}), is a [[comma]] with a size of 9.492 [[cent]]s. It is the difference between nine [[5/4|just major thirds]] and seven [[4/3|just perfect fourths]], that is, (4/3)<sup>7</sup>/(5/4)<sup>9</sup>. This can also be written as (16/15)<sup>7</sup>/(5/4)<sup>2</sup>, that is, the difference between a stack of seven [[16/15]]'s and [[25/16]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Temperaments in the [[escapade family]] tempers out this comma. | |||
== Etymology == | |||
The escapade comma seems to have been named by [[Paul Erlich]] in 2002, referring to the fact that this comma "escaped" a 5-limit comma search by [[Carl Lumma]]<ref>[https://yahootuninggroupsultimatebackup.github.io/tuning-math/topicId_5080.html#5113 Yahoo! Tuning Group | ''Ultimate 5-limit comma list'']</ref>. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Small comma]] | * [[Small comma]] | ||
== Notes == | |||
[[Category:Escapade]] | [[Category:Escapade]] | ||