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{{Infobox Interval
{{Infobox Interval
| Ratio = 134217728/129140163
| Ratio = 134217728/129140163
| Name = 17-comma, gothic comma, Pythagorean gothma, Pythagorean double-diminished third
| Name = gothic comma, 17-comma, Pythagorean gothma, Pythagorean double-diminished third
| Color name = ssw3, sasawa 3rd,<br>Wa-17 comma
| Color name = ssw3, sasawa 3rd,<br>Wa-17 comma
| Comma = yes
| Comma = yes
}}
}}
The '''17-comma''', otherwise known as the '''gothic comma''' or '''Pythagorean gothma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| 27 -17 }}, [[ratio]]: 134217728/129140163), is a [[3-limit]] interval of 66.765{{cent}}. It is the amount by which seventeen [[perfect fifth]]s fall short of ten [[octave]]s, or 2<sup>10</sup>/(3/2)<sup>17</sup>. If used as an interval in its own right, it is the '''Pythagorean double-diminished third'''.  
The '''gothic comma''', otherwise known as the '''17-comma''' or '''Pythagorean gothma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| 27 -17 }}, [[ratio]]: 134217728/129140163), is a [[3-limit]] interval of 66.765{{cent}}. It is the amount by which seventeen [[perfect fifth]]s fall short of ten [[octave]]s, or 2<sup>10</sup>/(3/2)<sup>17</sup>. If used as an interval in its own right, it is the '''Pythagorean double-diminished third'''.  


== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==