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'''327680/321489''', the '''bidic comma''', is a [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 33 [[cent]]s and is the difference between a stack of two [[64/63]]'s and a single [[81/80]]. [[Tempering out]] this comma generally means that 64/63 is half the size of 81/80 and that [[5120/5103]] (the argent comma) is mapped as a negative interval. | |||
'''327680/321489''', the '''bidic comma''', is a [[7-limit]] [[comma]] measuring about 33 [[cent]]s and is the difference between a stack of | |||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name was given by [[User:Tristanbay|Tristan Bay]] in 2025 as a reference to [[Diaschismic family#Bidia|bidia]] temperament having the tuning quirks described above as a result of this comma being tempered out. | The name was given by [[User:Tristanbay|Tristan Bay]] in 2025 as a reference to [[Diaschismic family #Bidia|bidia]] temperament having the tuning quirks described above as a result of this comma being tempered out. | ||
Revision as of 07:49, 27 November 2025
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327680/321489, the bidic comma, is a 7-limit comma measuring about 33 cents and is the difference between a stack of two 64/63's and a single 81/80. Tempering out this comma generally means that 64/63 is half the size of 81/80 and that 5120/5103 (the argent comma) is mapped as a negative interval.
Etymology
The name was given by Tristan Bay in 2025 as a reference to bidia temperament having the tuning quirks described above as a result of this comma being tempered out.