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The '''satanic comma''' is the difference between 666 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and a single perfect fifth. Equivalently, it's the difference between 665 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and the unison -- but that wouldn't be as devilishly intriguing.
The '''satanic comma''' ([[monzo]]: {{monzo| -1054 665 }}) is the difference between 666 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and a single perfect fifth. Equivalently, it is the difference between 665 perfect fifths (octave-reduced) and the unison but that would not be as devilishly intriguing.


This difference is inaudible, at only<span style=""> 0.076</span> cents. The monzo is |-1054 665&gt;.
This difference is inaudible, at only 0.076{{cent}}.  


It is tempered out in [[665edo|665 EDO]] and its multiples (1330 EDO, etc.).
It is tempered out in [[665edo]] and its multiples (1330edo, etc.).


[[Category:Rational intervals]]
[[Category:3-limit]]
[[Category:3-limit]]
[[Category:Unnoticeable commas]]
[[Category:Unnoticeable commas]]