Jackpot comma

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Interval information
Ratio 17249876309/17179869184
Subgroup monzo 2.29 [-34 7
Size in cents 7.040359¢
Names jackpot comma,
7-29-comma
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{dd1}^{29,29,29,29,29,29,29} }[/math]
Special properties reduced,
reduced harmonic
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 68.0059
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 68.0117
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 271
Comma size small
Open this interval in xen-calc

The jackpot comma (monzo: 2.29 [-34 7, ratio: 17 249 876 309 / 17 179 869 184), systematically the 7-29-comma, is the difference between a stack of seven 29/16's and six octaves (alternatively, between a stack of seven 32/29's and an octave).

Temperaments

Tempering out this comma splits the octave into 7 equal parts and maps 29/16 to 6\7.