Semiporwellisma
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reduced subharmonic
The semiporwellisma, 16384/16335 = [14 -3 -1 0 -2⟩ is an 11-limit comma measuring about 5.19 cents, named for it is one of the commas tempered out in the semiporwell temperament. It is the difference between two instances of 33/32, the undecimal quartertone, and 16/15, the classic diatonic semitone.
In terms of commas, it is the difference between 896/891 and 385/384.
Temperaments
Tempering it out leads to the rank-4 semiporwellismic temperament, where an octave can be split into 33/32-15/8-33/32.
See also
- Rank-4 temperament #Semiporwellismic (16384/16335)
- Semiporwellismic clan, the clan of rank-3 temperaments where it is tempered out
- Small comma