Schismatic family
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The 5-limit parent comma for the schismatic family is the schisma of 32805/32768, which is the amount by which the Pythagorean comma exceeds the Didymos comma (81/80), or alternatively put, the difference between a just major third and a just diminished fourth. Its [[monzo]] is |-15 8 1>, and flipping that yields <<1 -8 15|| for the [[wedgie]]. This tells us the generator is a fifth and that we will need eight fourths in succession to reach the pitch class of a major third. In fact, 10 = (4/3)^8 * 32805/32768. The 5-limit version of the temperament is a [[Microtempering|microtemperament]] which flattens the fifth by a fraction of a schisma, but other members of the family are less accurate. As a 5-limit system, it is far more accurate than meantone but still with manageable complexity. [[53edo]] is a possible tuning for schismatic, but you need [[118edo]] if you want to get the full effect. In exact analogy with 1/4 comma meantone there is also 1/8 schisma schismatic, with pure major thirds and fifths flattened by 1/8 schisma. Since 1/8 of a schisma is 0.244 cents, this falls into the range of microtempering.
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<html><head><title>Schismatic family</title></head><body>The 5-limit parent comma for the schismatic family is the schisma of 32805/32768, which is the amount by which the Pythagorean comma exceeds the Didymos comma (81/80), or alternatively put, the difference between a just major third and a just diminished fourth. Its <a class="wiki_link" href="/monzo">monzo</a> is |-15 8 1>, and flipping that yields <<1 -8 15|| for the <a class="wiki_link" href="/wedgie">wedgie</a>. This tells us the generator is a fifth and that we will need eight fourths in succession to reach the pitch class of a major third. In fact, 10 = (4/3)^8 * 32805/32768. The 5-limit version of the temperament is a <a class="wiki_link" href="/Microtempering">microtemperament</a> which flattens the fifth by a fraction of a schisma, but other members of the family are less accurate. As a 5-limit system, it is far more accurate than meantone but still with manageable complexity. <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo</a> is a possible tuning for schismatic, but you need <a class="wiki_link" href="/118edo">118edo</a> if you want to get the full effect. In exact analogy with 1/4 comma meantone there is also 1/8 schisma schismatic, with pure major thirds and fifths flattened by 1/8 schisma. Since 1/8 of a schisma is 0.244 cents, this falls into the range of microtempering.</body></html>