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| Name = laser comma | | Name = laser comma | ||
| Color name = L17ory | | Color name = L17ory<sup>3</sup>-2, lasorutriyo negative 2nd | ||
| Comma = yes | | Comma = yes | ||
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The '''laser comma''', '''57375/57344''' is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[17-limit]] comma that separates a stack of three [[16/15]] diatonic semitones from a [[17/14]] supraminor third. | The '''laser comma''', '''57375/57344''' is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[17-limit]] (and 2.3.5.7.17) comma that separates a stack of three [[16/15]] diatonic semitones from a [[17/14]] supraminor third. It also equates the [[17/16]] semitone with [[3584/3375]], which, while far more complex than the more typical approximation of [[16/15]], is also far more accurate. | ||
As an [[ultraparticular]], it is also the difference between [[225/224]] and [[256/255]], two commonly tempered commas in the 7- and 17-limits, respectively. | As an [[Square superparticular #Sk/S(k + 1) (ultraparticulars)|ultraparticular]], it is also the difference between [[225/224]] and [[256/255]], two commonly tempered commas in the 7- and 17-limits, respectively. | ||