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{{Infobox Interval
{{Infobox Interval
| Name = sensamagic comma,<br>lambda comma
| Name = sensamagic comma
| Color name = zzy2, zozoyo 2nd,<br>Zozoyo comma
| Color name = zzy2, zozoyo 2nd,<br>Zozoyo comma
| Comma = yes
| Comma = yes
}}
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'''245/243''', the '''sensamagic comma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring 14.2 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which two septimal major thirds ([[9/7]]) fall short of a classic major sixth ([[5/3]]), or the difference between [[28/27]] and [[36/35]].  
'''245/243''', the '''sensamagic comma''' or '''lambda comma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring 14.2 [[cent]]s. It is the amount by which two septimal major thirds ([[9/7]]) fall short of a classic major sixth ([[5/3]]), or the difference between [[28/27]] and [[36/35]].  


== Temperaments ==
== Temperaments ==
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—Gene Ward Smith
—Gene Ward Smith


The other name, ''lambda comma'', was given by [[Tristan Bay]] to reflect the fact that [[EDO|edo]]s which temper this comma out contain the aforementioned lambda scale (and is accurately tuned in the corresponding temperament, relative to the size of the edo).
In 2025, [[Tristan Bay]] proposed ''lambda comma'' to reflect the fact that [[edo]]s which temper this comma out contain the aforementioned lambda scale (and is accurately tuned in the corresponding temperament, relative to the size of the edo).


== See also ==
== See also ==