1445/1444
1445/1444, the aureusma, is a 19-limit unnoticeable comma measuring about 1.20 cents. It is the difference between 5/4 and a stack of two 19/17's. It is also the difference between 153/152 and 171/170.
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The term comes from Latin aureus, meaning golden, for its possible association with golden meantone.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma results in 5/4 being split into two 19/17's, and enables the essentially tempered aureusmic chord.