969/968
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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]\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]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
~1.22804 bits
Comma size
unnoticeable
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| Interval information |
nosolulu 2nd,
Nosolulu comma
reduced
(Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
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. By tempering it out is defined the kingfisher temperament, which enables the kingfisher chords.
Etymology
This comma was first described by Xenllium in 2023, but 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).