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59049/57344, or Harrison's [[Comma|comma]], is the amount by which ten 3/2s exceed 7/4 <span style="line-height: 1.5;">(all octave-reduced). In other words, (3/2)^10 = 7 * 59049/57344. It is tempered out in [[Meantone_family|septimal meantone]]</span>, where ten generators is mapped to 7/4<span style="line-height: 1.5;">.</span>
{{Infobox Interval
| JI glyph =
| Ratio = 59049/57344
| Monzo = -13 10 0 -1
| Cents = 50.72410
| Name = Harrison's comma
| Color name =  
| FJS name =  
| Sound =  
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Its [[monzo|monzo]] is | -13 10 0 -1 &gt;
'''59049/57344''', or Harrison's [[Comma|comma]], is the amount by which ten [[3/2]]s exceed [[7/4]] (all octave-reduced). In other words, (3/2)<sup>10</sup> = 7 ⋅ 59049/57344. It is tempered out in [[Meantone family|septimal meantone]], where ten generators is mapped to 7/4.
 
<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Its value is </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-right;">50.72410 cents.</span>
 
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