Table of 5-limit commas
A 5-limit comma is the amount which separates m1 fifths and m2 thirds from n octaves. It is the simplest kind of comma a tuning may temper out.
Name(s) | Color Name | Ratio | Monzo | Cents | |
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minor whole tone | yo comma | y2 | 10 / 9 | [1 -2 1⟩ | 182.404 |
large limma acute diatonic semitone bug comma |
gugu comma | gg2 | 27 / 25 | [0 3 -2⟩ | 133.238 |
diatonic semitone father comma |
gubi comma | g2 | 16 / 15 | [4 -1 -1⟩ | 111.731 |
major limma mavila comma pelogic coma |
layobi comma | Ly1 | 135 / 128 | [-7 3 1⟩ | 92.179 |
chromatic semitone dicot comma |
yoyo comma | yy1 | 25 / 24 | [-3 -1 2⟩ | 70.672 |
superpyth comma | sayo comma | sy2 | 20480 / 19683 | [12 -9 1⟩ | 68.719 |
12&163 comma | quadlagu comma | L4g-3 | 22876792454961 / 21990232555520 | [-42 28 -1⟩ | 68.426 |
leapday comma | trisayo comma | s3y3 | 10737418240 / 10460353203 | [31 -21 1⟩ | 45.259 |
double large green comma | lalagu comma | LLg-2 | 43046721 / 41943040 | [-23 16 -1⟩ | 44.966 |
diesis augmented comma |
trigu comma | g32 | 128 / 125 | [7 0 -3⟩ | 41.059 |
kwai comma | quinsayo comma | s5y4 | 5629499534213120 / 5559060566555523 | [50 -33 1⟩ | 21.799 |
syntonic comma meantone comma didymus comma |
gu comma | g1 | 81 / 80 | [4 -1 -1⟩ | 21.506 |
Diaschisma | sagugu comma | sgg2 | 2048 / 2025 | [11 -4 -2⟩ | 19.553 |
Schisma | layo comma | Ly-2 | 32805 / 32768 | [-15 8 1⟩ | 1.9537 |