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The '''octagar comma''' is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] with a [[ratio]] of 4000/3969. It is the difference between a stack of three [[10/9]]'s and a stack of two [[7/6]]'s. It is also equal to ([[10/9]])/([[21/20]])<sup>2</sup>, with [[S-expression]] S19 × S20<sup>2</sup>, making it a lopsided comma. | |||
The '''octagar comma''' is a [[small comma|small]] [[7-limit]] [[comma]] with a [[ratio]] of 4000/3969. It is the difference between a stack of three [[10/9]]s and a stack of two [[7/6]]s. | |||
== Temperaments == | == Temperaments == | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 25 November 2025
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The octagar comma is a small 7-limit comma with a ratio of 4000/3969. It is the difference between a stack of three 10/9's and a stack of two 7/6's. It is also equal to (10/9)/(21/20)2, with S-expression S19 × S202, making it a lopsided comma.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the octagar temperament. See Octagar family for the family of rank-3 temperaments where it is tempered out. See Octagar temperaments for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out.
It is also tempered out in the following edos (by simple map): 3, 12, 15, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 38, 41, 42, 53, 56, 68, 71, 79, 80, 82, 83, 94, 95, 97...
Etymology
This comma was named as octagari by Gene Ward Smith in 2005 as a contraction of octacot and garibaldi[1]. It is not clear how it later dropped the last letter i.