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'''120/119''', the '''lynchisma''' is ~~the~~ [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] comma of about 14.49 ~~cents~~. It is the difference between [[20/17]] and [[7/6]], [[17/10]] and [[12/7]], or [[30/17]] and [[7/4]]. Tempering this comma allows you to assign 10:12:15:17 as the inverse of 4:5:6:7, a much simpler version of what would otherwise be 70:84:105:120. [[William Lynch's thoughts on septimal harmony and 22edo|William Lynch]] calls this the minor tetrad, and so equating it with the inverse of the major tetrad is quite useful.

'''120/119''', the '''lynchisma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] [[comma]] of about 14.49 [[cent]]s. It is the difference between [[20/17]] and [[7/6]], [[17/10]] and [[12/7]], or [[30/17]] and [[7/4]].

== Temperaments ==

Tempering out this comma in the 17-limit leads to the rank-6 '''lynchismic temperament'''. In the 2.3.5.7.17 subgroup, tempering it out results in the rank-4 '''lynchic temperament'''. Since 120/119 factors as [[225/224]]*[[256/255]], it would make sense to temper them both out, so lynchic can be ~~used as~~ a simple extension of [[marvel]] temperaments ~~to include~~ prime 17, though at the cost of accuracy.

[[Tempering out]] this comma in the 17-limit leads to the rank-6 '''lynchismic temperament'''. In the 2.3.5.7.17 subgroup, tempering it out results in the rank-4 '''lynchic temperament'''. In either case, it allows you to assign [[10:12:15:17]] as the inverse of [[4:5:6:7]], an otonal chord that would otherwise be [[70:84:105:120]]. [[William Lynch's thoughts on septimal harmony and 22edo|William Lynch]] calls this the minor tetrad, and so equating it with the inverse of the major tetrad is quite useful.

Since 120/119 factors as ([[225/224]])⋅([[256/255]]), it would make sense to temper them both out, so lynchic can be further tempered to a simple extension of [[marvel]] temperaments that includes prime 17, though at the cost of accuracy.

=== Lynchismic ===

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== See also ==

* [[Small comma]]

* [[List of superparticular intervals]]

[[Category:Commas named after composers]]

[[Category:Commas named after music theorists]]

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-'''120/119''', the '''lynchisma''' is the [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] comma of about 14.49 cents. It is the difference between [[20/17]] and [[7/6]], [[17/10]] and [[12/7]], or [[30/17]] and [[7/4]]. Tempering this comma allows you to assign 10:12:15:17 as the inverse of 4:5:6:7, a much simpler version of what would otherwise be 70:84:105:120. [[William Lynch's thoughts on septimal harmony and 22edo|William Lynch]] calls this the minor tetrad, and so equating it with the inverse of the major tetrad is quite useful.
+'''120/119''', the '''lynchisma''', is a [[small comma|small]] [[17-limit]] [[superparticular]] [[comma]] of about 14.49 [[cent]]s. It is the difference between [[20/17]] and [[7/6]], [[17/10]] and [[12/7]], or [[30/17]] and [[7/4]].
 == Temperaments ==
-Tempering out this comma in the 17-limit leads to the rank-6 '''lynchismic temperament'''. In the 2.3.5.7.17 subgroup, tempering it out results in the rank-4 '''lynchic temperament'''. Since 120/119 factors as [[225/224]]*[[256/255]], it would make sense to temper them both out, so lynchic can be used as a simple extension of [[marvel]] temperaments to include prime 17, though at the cost of accuracy.
+[[Tempering out]] this comma in the 17-limit leads to the rank-6 '''lynchismic temperament'''. In the 2.3.5.7.17 subgroup, tempering it out results in the rank-4 '''lynchic temperament'''. In either case, it allows you to assign [[10:12:15:17]] as the inverse of [[4:5:6:7]], an otonal chord that would otherwise be [[70:84:105:120]]. [[William Lynch's thoughts on septimal harmony and 22edo|William Lynch]] calls this the minor tetrad, and so equating it with the inverse of the major tetrad is quite useful.
+Since 120/119 factors as ([[225/224]])⋅([[256/255]]), it would make sense to temper them both out, so lynchic can be further tempered to a simple extension of [[marvel]] temperaments that includes prime 17, though at the cost of accuracy.
 === Lynchismic ===
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 == See also ==
-* [[Small comma]]
 * [[List of superparticular intervals]]
 [[Category:Commas named after composers]]
 [[Category:Commas named after music theorists]]