969/968

Interval information

Ratio	969/968
Factorization	2-3 × 3 × 11-2 × 17 × 19
Monzo	[-3 1 0 0 -2 0 1 1⟩
Size in cents	1.787542¢
Name	kingfisher comma
Color name	19o17o1uu2, nosolulu 2nd, Nosolulu comma
FJS name	[math]\displaystyle{ \text{m2}^{17,19}_{11,11} }[/math]
Special properties	superparticular, reduced
Tenney height (log2 nd)	19.8392
Weil height (log2 max(n, d))	19.8407
Wilson height (sopfr(nd))	67
Harmonic entropy (Shannon, [math]\displaystyle{ \sqrt{nd} }[/math])	~1.22804 bits
Comma size	unnoticeable
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969/968, the kingfisher comma is a 19-limit superparticular comma of about 1.79 cents. It is the amount by which a stack consisting of 22/17 and 22/19 falls short of 3/2. In terms of commas, it is the difference between 243/242 and 324/323, 513/512 and 1089/1088, among other relations. By tempering it out is defined the kingfisher temperament, which enables the kingfisher chords.

Etymology

The name kingfisher comma was given by Budjarn Lambeth in 2025. It refers to LEGO Icons model #10331, the Kingfisher Bird.

969 ÷ 968 = 1.0010331 (to 7 decimal places).

Before that, Xenllium proposed the name buddhisma in 2023, referring to the 969 Movement.

See also

• Unnoticeable comma
• List of superparticular intervals