1728/1715

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Interval information
Ratio 1728/1715
Factorization 26 × 33 × 5-1 × 7-3
Monzo [6 3 -1 -3
Size in cents 13.07357¢
Name orwellisma
Color name r3g-2, triru-agu negative 2nd,
Triru-agu comma
FJS name [math]\text{m}{-2}_{5,7,7,7}[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney height (log2 nd) 21.4989
Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) 21.5098
Wilson height (sopfr(nd)) 47
Harmonic entropy
(Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
~2.61759 bits
Comma size small
S-expression S6 / S7
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1728/1715, the orwellisma, is a small 7-limit comma measuring about 13.1 cents. It is equal to (8/5)/(7/6)3 and thus often makes sense to temper in any temperament where the generator (or a multiple thereof) is a slightly sharpened 7/6, such as in orwell.

Temperaments

Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the orwellismic temperament. See orwellismic family for the rank-3 temperament family where it is tempered out. See orwellismic temperaments for a collection of rank-2 temperaments where it is tempered out.

See also