Magic comma

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Interval information
Ratio 3125/3072
Factorization 2-10 × 3-1 × 55
Monzo [-10 -1 5
Size in cents 29.61357¢
Names magic comma,
small diesis
Color name Ly5-2, Laquinyo comma
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{dd}{-2}^{5,5,5,5,5} }[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney height (log2 nd) 23.1946
Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) 23.2193
Wilson height (sopfr(nd)) 48
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The magic comma or small diesis is the interval 3125/3072. It is the amount by which five major thirds (5/4) exceeds the twelfth, or tritave; in other words (5/4)5/3.

Temperaments

Tempering it out leads to 5-limit magic temperament.

See also