Squalentine comma

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64827/64000, the squalentine comma, is a small 7-limit comma measuring about 22.2 cents.

Interval information
Ratio 64827/64000
Factorization 2-9 × 33 × 5-3 × 74
Monzo [-9 3 -3 4
Size in cents 22.22749¢
Name Squalentine comma
Color name Lz4g33, laquadzo-atrigu 3rd
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{dd3}^{7,7,7,7}_{5,5,5} }[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 31.9501
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 31.9686
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 70
Comma size small
Open this interval in xen-calc

Temperaments

Tempering out this comma leads to the squalentine temperament.

Etymology

The name squalentine was given as a contraction of squares and valentine, two of the rank-2 temperaments that temper out this comma.