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The '''vulture comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| 24 -21 4 }}, [[ratio]]: 10485760000/10460353203) of 4.200 [[cent]]s, is the amount by which four grave fourth intervals of [[320/243]] exceed [[3/1]], in other words (320/243)<sup>4</sup>/3. It is also the amount by which a stack of four [[syntonic comma]]s falls short of the [[256/243]] Pythagorean Limma, as well as the amount by which a stack of three [[729/640]] | The '''vulture comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| 24 -21 4 }}, [[ratio]]: 10485760000/10460353203) of 4.200 [[cent]]s, is the amount by which four grave fourth intervals of [[320/243]] exceed [[3/1]], in other words (320/243)<sup>4</sup>/3. It is also the amount by which a stack of four [[syntonic comma]]s falls short of the [[256/243]] Pythagorean Limma, as well as the amount by which a stack of three [[729/640]] Acute Whole Tones fall short of a [[40/27]] Classic Grave Fifth. | ||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||