Quectisma

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Interval information

Factorization	2554 × 3-351 × 5
Monzo	[554 -351 1⟩
Size in cents	0.1084101¢
Name	quectisma
FJS name	[math]\displaystyle{ \text{49d34}^{5} }[/math]
Special properties	reduced
Tenney height (log2 nd)	1112.64
Weil height (log2 max(n, d))	1112.64
Wilson height (sopfr(nd))	2166
Comma size	unnoticeable
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The quectisma, [554 -351 1⟩, is a 5-limit unnoticeable comma measuring about 0.108 cents in size. It is the tiny interval between a stack of 351 3/2's and 5/4, octave reduced. Edos with very accurate fifths such as 665edo temper out this comma.

See also

• Very high accuracy temperaments #Quectismic