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''This article is about "comma" and "diesis" as interval regions. For other senses of these two words, see [[comma]] and [[diesis]].'' | |||
"Comma" and "diesis" are two terms used to refer to intervals that are less than about 60{{cent}} in size. | "Comma" and "diesis" are two terms used to refer to intervals that are less than about 60{{cent}} in size. | ||
"Comma" also refers to an interval that is tempered out by any given [[temperament]] | "[[Comma]]" also refers to an interval that is tempered out by any given [[temperament]]. | ||
In terms of [[Interval region|interval regions]], "comma" refers to an interval flatter than about 30{{c}}, and "diesis" refers to an interval between about 30 and 60{{c}}. | |||
This includes the range of [[Quarter tone|quarter tones]], which, according to systems that determine consonance in terms of proximity to simple just ratios, is one of the most dissonant interval regions. | This includes the range of [[Quarter tone|quarter tones]], which, according to systems that determine consonance in terms of proximity to simple just ratios, is one of the most dissonant interval regions. | ||