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45/44, ~38.906 cents, the undecimal 1/ | {{Infobox Interval | ||
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| Ratio = 45/44 | |||
| Monzo = -2 2 1 0 -1 | |||
| Cents = 38.90577 | |||
| Name = undecimal 1/5-tone | |||
| Color name = 1uy1, luyo comma | |||
| FJS name = A1<sup>5</sup><sub>11</sub> | |||
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'''45/44''', ~38.906 cents, the '''undecimal 1/5-tone''', is the interval between [[11/9]] and [[5/4]], and also between [[11/10]] and [[9/8]]. It is tempered out by the patent vals for [[12edo|12]], [[19edo|19]], and [[26edo|26]] equal. | |||
45/44 is also known as the "cake" comma, from when Ocean Stegosaurus Tardigrade was baking a cake and misread flour and sugar measurements on his scale, leading to the inclusion of 11/9 times the amount suggested in his recipe. To compensate, he writes "I increased all the other ingredients by a neutral third, except the eggs, which I increased by a major third because I couldn't be bothered to measure out eight ninths of an egg." We see here the equating of 11/9 with 5/4, leading to the tempering out of 45/44. The cake turned out fine but slightly burnt on the top. | |||
[[File:Oceania's cake.jpg|thumb|Ocean's cake]] | [[File:Oceania's cake.jpg|thumb|Ocean's cake]] | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[22/15]] – its [[fifth complement]] | |||
* [[Gallery of just intervals]] | |||
* [[List of superparticular intervals]] | |||
* [[Medium commas]] | |||
[[Category:11-limit]] | |||
[[Category:Interval]] | |||
[[Category:Ratio]] | |||
[[Category:Comma]] | |||
[[Category:Medium comma]] | |||
[[Category:Superparticular]] | |||
Revision as of 07:50, 20 September 2020
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45/44, ~38.906 cents, the undecimal 1/5-tone, is the interval between 11/9 and 5/4, and also between 11/10 and 9/8. It is tempered out by the patent vals for 12, 19, and 26 equal.
45/44 is also known as the "cake" comma, from when Ocean Stegosaurus Tardigrade was baking a cake and misread flour and sugar measurements on his scale, leading to the inclusion of 11/9 times the amount suggested in his recipe. To compensate, he writes "I increased all the other ingredients by a neutral third, except the eggs, which I increased by a major third because I couldn't be bothered to measure out eight ninths of an egg." We see here the equating of 11/9 with 5/4, leading to the tempering out of 45/44. The cake turned out fine but slightly burnt on the top.
