Stearnsma: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
+ speculated etymology and misc. cleanup |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
}} | }} | ||
The stearnsma is a no-fives [[7-limit | The '''stearnsma''' ({{monzo|legend=1| 1 10 0 -6 }}, [[ratio]]: 118098/117649) is a [[small comma|small]] no-fives [[7-limit]] [[comma]] with a width of about 6.6 [[cent]]s, which is similar in size to the [[1029/1024|gamelisma]], another comma in the same [[subgroup]]. | ||
[[Category:Commas | == Temperaments == | ||
[[Tempering out]] this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 [[stearnsmic]] temperament, which splits the [[octave]] into 2 equal parts. | |||
See [[Stearnsmic clan]] for the [[clan]] of rank-2 temperaments that temper this comma out. | |||
== Etymology == | |||
The stearnsma is likely named after [[Daniel Anthony Stearns]]. | |||
[[Category:Stearnsmic]] | |||
[[Category:Commas named after composers]] | |||
Revision as of 10:43, 13 April 2026
| Interval information |
latribiru comma
The stearnsma (monzo: [1 10 0 -6⟩, ratio: 118098/117649) is a small no-fives 7-limit comma with a width of about 6.6 cents, which is similar in size to the gamelisma, another comma in the same subgroup.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 stearnsmic temperament, which splits the octave into 2 equal parts.
See Stearnsmic clan for the clan of rank-2 temperaments that temper this comma out.
Etymology
The stearnsma is likely named after Daniel Anthony Stearns.