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{{Infobox Interval | {{Infobox Interval | ||
| Ratio = 59049/57344 | | Ratio = 59049/57344 | ||
| Name = Harrison's comma | | Name = Harrison's comma | ||
| Color name = Lr-2, Laru comma | | Color name = Lr-2, Laru comma | ||
| | | Comma = yes | ||
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'''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. | '''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. | ||
[[Category:Quartertone]] | [[Category:Quartertone]] | ||