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The '''wesley comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo|-13 -2 7}}, [[ratio]]: 78125/73728) is a [[large comma|large]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 100 [[cent]]s. It is unchanged in [[Wesley Woolhouse]]'s [[7/26-comma meantone]]. | The '''wesley comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo|-13 -2 7}}, [[ratio]]: 78125/73728) is a [[large comma|large]] [[5-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 100 [[cent]]s. It is unchanged in [[Wesley Woolhouse]]'s [[7/26-comma meantone]]. | ||
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Tempering out this comma leads to the [[wesley]] temperament. See [[Wesley family]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments, where it is tempered out. | Tempering out this comma leads to the [[wesley]] temperament. See [[Wesley family]] for a collection of rank-2 temperaments, where it is tempered out. | ||
Given the 100 cent size, which directly commends to the interpretation as an approximation of a [[12edo]] semitone, wesley comma can be used as an independent interval. It is tempered as such in the [[magnesium]] temperament in the 5-limit, with the tiny comma {{monzo|-157 -24 84}} being the difference between 12 wesley commas and 1 octave. | |||