Undim comma
| Interval information |
reduced subharmonic
The undim comma (monzo: [41 -20 -4⟩, ratio: 2199023255552/2179240250625) is a small 5-limit comma of about 15.645 cents. It is the amount by which a stack of four ptolemaic augmented seconds (1215/1024) falls short of the octave.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma results in the 5-limit version of the undim temperament. This temperament is notably a member of the schismic-Pythagorean equivalence continuum, with n = 4. In other words, it equates the Pythagorean comma with a stack of four schismas. See Undim family for the family of temperament where it is tempered out.