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| Name = satanic comma | |||
| Comma = yes | |||
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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. | 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. | ||
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It is tempered out in [[665edo]] and its multiples (1330edo, etc.). | It is tempered out in [[665edo]] and its multiples (1330edo, etc.). | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 27 October 2022
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reduced harmonic
The satanic comma (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 0.076 ¢.
It is tempered out in 665edo and its multiples (1330edo, etc.).