4096/4095

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4096/4095, the minisma or minic comma, also described as the tridecimal schisma or tridecimal schismina[1], is an unnoticeable 13-limit superparticular comma of about 0.42 cents. It is the difference between the septimal comma (64/63) and the wilsorma (65/64), and between the septimal quartertone (36/35) and the tridecimal quartertone (1053/1024). It is also a Mersenne comma.

Interval information
Ratio 4096/4095
Factorization 212 × 3-2 × 5-1 × 7-1 × 13-1
Monzo [12 -2 -1 -1 0 -1⟩
Size in cents 0.4227162 ¢
Names minisma,
minic comma
Color name s3urg1, sathurugu 1sn,
Sathurugu comma
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{P1}_{5,7,13} }[/math]
Special properties square superparticular,
reduced,
reduced subharmonic
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 23.9996
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 24
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 55
Comma size unnoticeable
S-expression S64
Open this interval in xen-calc

It is also the smallest superparticular ratio in the 2.3.5.7.13 subgroup.

Temperaments

By tempering out this comma in the full 13-limit is defined the minismic temperament, which enables the minismic chords, the essentially tempered chords in the 21-odd-limit. You may find a list of good equal temperaments that support this temperament below.

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11.13

Mapping:

[⟨ 1 0 0 0 0 12 ],
⟨ 0 1 0 0 0 -2 ],
⟨ 0 0 1 0 0 -1 ],
⟨ 0 0 0 1 0 -1 ],
⟨ 0 0 0 0 1 0 ]]
mapping generators: ~2, ~3, ~5, ~7, ~11

Optimal ET sequence: 22, 31, 41, 46, 53, 77, 84, 87, 118, 130, 183, 217, 224, 270, 494, 764, 935, 1012, 1236, 1506, 3236, 3323, 3817, 5323f, 9140cdef, 14463bcddeefff, 17786bccddeeefff

Etymology

The names minisma and minic comma were given by Flora Canou in 2026 after the general interval size measure knowns as the mina, because 4096/4095 is the default comma represented by a mina (or three tinas) in Sagittal notation. Mina is a clipping of schismina, which describes a range of commas in Sagittal notation, and in turn comes from schisma (the interval region) + -in (diminutive suffix). Eufalesio proposed trinyblisma, for the denominator is the largest integer that can be written in 3 nybbles (1.5 bytes).

See also

References