Catasyc comma

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Interval information
Ratio 390625/387072
Factorization 2-11 × 3-3 × 58 × 7-1
Monzo [-11 -3 8 -1
Size in cents 15.8188¢
Name catasyc comma
Color name Lry8-3,
laruquadbiyo negative 3rd
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{dddd}{-3}^{5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5}_{7} }[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 37.1377
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 37.1508
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 78
Comma size small
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390625/387072, the catasyc comma is a 7-limit interval measuring about 15.8¢. It forms the difference between three 25/24s and one 28/25.

Temperaments

Tempering out this comma alone in the 7-limit leads to the rank-3 catasyc temperament. Rank-2 temperaments which temper out this comma include catakleismic, sycamore, semaja, muggles and cotritone.

Etymology

This comma was named by Xenllium in 2021 as a contraction of catakleismic and sycamore.

See also