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'''17577/17576''', the '''acronymisma''', is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[31-limit]] (also 2.3.7.13.31-[[subgroup]]) [[comma]] measuring 0. | '''17577/17576''', the '''acronymisma''', is an [[unnoticeable comma|unnoticeable]] [[31-limit]] (also 2.3.7.13.31-[[subgroup]]) [[comma]] measuring 0.0985 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which a stack of [[27/26]] and [[31/26]] exceeds [[26/21]]. In terms of commas, it is the difference between the tricesimoprimal kleisma, [[217/216]], and the threedie, [[2197/2187]]. | ||
== Temperaments == | |||
[[Tempering out]] this comma in the 2.3.7.13.31 subgroup results in the rank-4 '''acronymic temperament''', or in the [[31-limit]], the rank-8 '''acronymismic temperament''', enabling [[acronymismic chords]]. | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The number 17576 is 26 cubed, and as there are 26 letters in the standard Latin alphabet, it is the number of distinct three-letter combinations or acronyms; the comma was named the "acronymisma" for this by [[User:Lériendil|Lériendil]] in 2025. | The number 17576 is 26 cubed, and as there are 26 letters in the standard Latin alphabet, it is the number of distinct three-letter combinations or acronyms; the comma was named the "acronymisma" for this by [[User:Lériendil|Lériendil]] in 2025. | ||
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Revision as of 13:09, 9 March 2025
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17577/17576, the acronymisma, is an unnoticeable 31-limit (also 2.3.7.13.31-subgroup) comma measuring 0.0985 cents. It is the amount by which a stack of 27/26 and 31/26 exceeds 26/21. In terms of commas, it is the difference between the tricesimoprimal kleisma, 217/216, and the threedie, 2197/2187.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma in the 2.3.7.13.31 subgroup results in the rank-4 acronymic temperament, or in the 31-limit, the rank-8 acronymismic temperament, enabling acronymismic chords.
Etymology
The number 17576 is 26 cubed, and as there are 26 letters in the standard Latin alphabet, it is the number of distinct three-letter combinations or acronyms; the comma was named the "acronymisma" for this by Lériendil in 2025.