Unnoticeable comma

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Summary

These commas are called "unnoticeable" because, being equal to or less than 3.5 cents, they are smaller than the average peak JND (just-noticeable difference) of human pitch perception, as illustrated by the research of Aaron Andrew Hunt. It is improbable that even a trained listener would be able to notice these intervals, and as such they a prime target for psychoacoustically informed microtempering.

List of commas, by prime limit

3-limit commas

name(s) monzo cents
Sasktel comma, 51-Pythagorean comma | 485 -306 > 1.770
Satanic comma | -1054 665 > 0.076

5-limit commas

name(s) monzo cents
56-syntonic comma | 225 -224 56 > 1.431
dodifo | -67 -9 35> 3.385
vishnuzma, semisuper | 23 6 -14 > 3.338
enneadeca, 19-tone-comma | -14 -19 19 > 2.816
vavoom | -68 18 17 > 2.523
tricot comma | 39 -29 3 > 2.246
schisma | -15 8 1 > 1.954
counterschisma | -69 45 -1 > 1.661
septendecima | -52 -17 34 > 1.431
hemithirds comma, lunama | 38 -2 -15 > 1.384
minortone comma | -16 35 -17 > 1.092
ennealimma | 1 -27 18 > 0.862
astro | 91 -12 -31 > 0.815
kwazy | -53 10 16 > 0.569
whoosh | 37 25 -33 > 0.522
egads | -36 -52 51 > 0.339
monzisma | 54 -37 2 > 0.292
fortune | -107 47 14 > 0.277
gross | 144 -22 -47 > 0.245
senior | -17 62 -35 > 0.230
raider | 71 -99 37 > 0.062
pirate | -90 -15 49 > 0.047
viking | -251 69 61 > 0.032
atom | 161 -84 -12 > 0.015
selenia | -433 -137 280 > 0.004764
titania | 2746 -521 -827 > 0.003183
quark | -573 237 85 > 0.000884
scamp | -5836 4293 -417 > 0.000033
rover | 1634 1502 -1729 > 0.000028
rascal | -7470 2791 1312 > 0.000006

7-limit commas

name(s) ratio monzo cents
44-septimal comma | -263 88 0 44 > 0.294
horwell 65625 / 65536 | -16 1 5 1 > 2.349
meter | -11 2 7 -3 > 1.628
wizma | -6 -8 2 5 > 1.117
breedsma 2401 / 2400 | -5 -1 -2 4 > 0.721
ragisma 4375 / 4374 | -1 -7 4 1 > 0.396
akjaysma, 5\7 octave comma | 47 -7 -7 -7 > 0.338
landscape | -4 6 -6 3 > 0.325
starscape | -4 17 1 -9 > 0.116
euzenius | 3 -13 10 -2 > 0.070
termite | 9 -28 37 -18 > 1.072 * 10^-3
neutrino | 1889 -2145 138 424 > 1.636 * 10^-10

11-limit commas

name(s) ratio monzo cents
11-cycle schisma, 37-11-comma | 128 0 0 0 -37 > 1.236
swetisma 540 / 539 | 2 3 1 -2 -1 > 3.209
wizardharry 4000 / 3993 | 5 -1 3 0 -3 > 3.032
vishdel 5632 / 5625 | 9 -2 -4 0 1 > 2.153
sesdecal | -4 1 7 0 -4 > 0.879
hemigail 43923 / 43904 | -7 1 0 -3 4 > 0.749
lehmerisma 3025 / 3024 | -4 -3 2 -1 2 > 0.572
kalisma, Gauss' comma 9801 / 9800 | -3 4 -2 -2 2 > 0.177
odiheim | -1 2 -4 5 -2 > 0.149
parimo | -1 -11 -1 0 6 > 0.089
ultimo | -2 2 2 -7 4 > 0.028

13-limit commas

name(s) ratio monzo cents
tunbarsma 625 / 624 | -4 -1 4 0 0 -1 > 2.772
island comma 676 / 675 | 2 -3 -2 0 0 2 > 2.563
squbema 729 / 728 | -3 6 0 -1 0 -1 > 2.376
petrma 2200 / 2197 | 3 0 2 0 1 -3 > 2.362
nicola 1575 / 1573 | 0 2 2 1 -2 -1 > 2.200
sinbadma 1001 / 1000 | -3 0 -3 1 1 1 > 1.730
cantonisma 10985 / 10976 | -5 0 1 -3 0 3 > 1.419
lummic 1716 / 1715 | 2 1 -1 -3 1 1 > 1.009
ibnsinma 2080 / 2079 | 5 -3 1 -1 -1 1 > 0.833
schismina 4096 / 4095 | 12 -2 -1 -1 0 -1 > 0.423
leprechaun comma 4225 / 4224 | -7 -1 2 0 -1 2 > 0.410
jacobin 6656 / 6655 | 9 0 -1 0 -3 1 > 0.260
harmonisma 10648 / 10647 | 3 -2 0 -1 3 -2 > 0.163
chalmersima | -6 6 -2 -1 -1 2 > 0.014

17-limit commas

name(s) ratio monzo cents
xenisma 2058 / 2057 | 1 1 0 3 -2 0 -1 > 0.841
flashma 12376 / 12375 | 3 -2 -3 1 -1 1 1 > 0.140
sparkisma 14400 / 14399 | 6 2 2 -1 -2 0 -1 > 0.120
scintillisma | -4 4 -1 4 -1 -1 -1 > 0.009

19-limit commas

name(s) ratio monzo cents
Hunt 19-minor mediant comma 513 / 512 | -9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 > 3.378
password 1216 / 1215 | 6 -5 -1 0 0 0 0 1> 1.424
Blumeyer comma 2432 / 2431 | 7 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 1 > 0.712
19-limit decimill | 9 -3 -3 -2 0 0 1 1> 0.010