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{{Infobox Interval | {{Infobox Interval | ||
| Ratio = 70368744177664/68630377364883 | | Ratio = 70368744177664/68630377364883 | ||
| Name = 29-comma, mystery comma | | Name = 29-comma, mystery comma, Pythagorean semilimma | ||
| Color name = Wa-29, s<sup>4</sup>w4 | | Color name = Wa-29, s<sup>4</sup>w4 | ||
| Comma = yes | | Comma = yes | ||
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{{monzo|46 -29}}, the '''29-comma''' or '''mystery comma''' of 43.305 cents, is the difference between 46 octaves and 29 fifths, in other words 2<sup>46</sup>/3<sup>29</sup>. | {{monzo|46 -29}}, the '''29-comma''' or '''mystery comma''' of 43.305 cents, is the difference between 46 octaves and 29 fifths, in other words 2<sup>46</sup>/3<sup>29</sup>. Because this comma is a Pythagorean interval and is almost exactly half of the traditional [[Pythagorean limma]], one can also call this interval the '''Pythagorean semilimma'''. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||