Linus comma

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Interval information
Ratio 578509309952/576650390625
Factorization 211 × 3-10 × 5-10 × 710
Monzo [11 -10 -10 10
Size in cents 5.571917¢
Name linus comma
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{10d8}^{7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7}_{5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5} }[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 78.1425
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 78.1471
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 172
Comma size small
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The linus comma (monzo[11 -10 -10 10) is a small 7-limit comma measuring about 5.57 ¢. It is the difference between a stack of 10 15/14's and the octave.

Temperaments

Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit results in the rank-3 linus temperament. Edos not divisible by 10 cannot temper it out. For technical details see 10th-octave temperaments #Linus (rank-3).