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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]].''
: ''This article is about "comma" and "diesis" as interval regions. For other senses of these two words, see [[comma]] and [[diesis]].''
{{Infobox interval region|Name=Comma, diesis|Cents lower=0|Cents upper=40|Cents upper wide=60|JI intervals=128/125, 81/80|Complement=(Imperfect) [[octave]]|Lower region=[[Unison]]|Higher region=[[Semitone (interval region)|Semitone]]}}
{{Infobox interval region
| Name=Comma, diesis
| Cents lower=0
| Cents upper=40
| Cents upper wide=60
| JI intervals=128/125, 81/80
| Complement=(Imperfect) [[octave]]
| Lower region=[[Unison]]
| Higher region=[[Semitone (interval region)|Semitone]]
}}


"Comma" and "diesis" are two terms used to refer to intervals that are less than about 60{{cent}} in size. In terms of [[interval region]]s, "comma" refers to an interval flatter than about 30{{c}}, and "diesis" refers to an interval between about 30 and 60{{c}}.
"Comma" and "diesis" are two terms used to refer to intervals that are less than about 60{{cent}} in size. In terms of [[interval region]]s, "comma" refers to an interval flatter than about 30{{cent}}, and "diesis" refers to an interval between about 30 and 60{{cent}}.


"[[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]].