The Pythagorean limma, or Pythagorean semitone, is the interval of size 256/243 = 2^8/3^5 (about 90.2¢), which is the diatonic semitone in Pythagorean tuning. It can be generated by stacking five [[4_3|4/3]] just perfect fourths and octave-reducing the resulting interval.
The Pythagorean limma, or Pythagorean semitone, is the interval of size 256/243 = 2^8/3^5 (about 90.2¢), which is the diatonic semitone in Pythagorean tuning. It can be generated by stacking five [[4/3|4/3]] just perfect fourths and octave-reducing the resulting interval.
See: [[Gallery of Just Intervals]], [[comma]]
See: [[Gallery_of_Just_Intervals|Gallery of Just Intervals]], [[Comma|comma]]
[[5edo]], [[10edo]], [[15edo]], [[20edo]], [[25edo]] and [[30edo]] temper it out.</pre></div>
[[5edo|5edo]], [[10edo|10edo]], [[15edo|15edo]], [[20edo|20edo]], [[25edo|25edo]] and [[30edo|30edo]] temper it out.
The Pythagorean limma, or Pythagorean semitone, is the interval of size 256/243 = 2^8/3^5 (about 90.2¢), which is the diatonic semitone in Pythagorean tuning. It can be generated by stacking five <a class="wiki_link" href="/4_3">4/3</a> just perfect fourths and octave-reducing the resulting interval.<br />
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See: <a class="wiki_link" href="/Gallery%20of%20Just%20Intervals">Gallery of Just Intervals</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/comma">comma</a><br />
The Pythagorean limma, or Pythagorean semitone, is the interval of size 256/243 = 2^8/3^5 (about 90.2¢), which is the diatonic semitone in Pythagorean tuning. It can be generated by stacking five 4/3 just perfect fourths and octave-reducing the resulting interval.