Dilemma

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Interval information
Ratio 96889010407/68719476736
Factorization 2-36 × 713
Monzo [-36 0 0 13
Size in cents 594.7368¢
Names dilemma,
7-13 circular comma
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{ddd9}^{7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7} }[/math]
Special properties reduced,
reduced harmonic
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 72.4956
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 72.9912
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 163
Comma size large
Open this interval in xen-calc

96889010407/68719476736, called the dilemma, is a "comma" of almost 600 cents. It is the amount by which 13 7/4s exceeds 10 octaves. It is called the dilemma after forced moral dilemmas in interactive fiction, and after its location almost perfectly in between two octaves (it is one of the lowest circular commas to do this).

Temperaments

Tempering out the dilemma leads to the dilemmic (requiem) temperament, which is equivalent to closing the circle of 13 7/4s to create 13edo, where 7/4 is represented by 10\13. (If 7/4 is represented by 11\13 instead, thus tempering out 137438953472/96889010407, it leads to the antidilemmic or tsuchi temperament).