Septimal octatonic comma
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reduced harmonic
(Shannon, [math]\displaystyle{ \sqrt{nd} }[/math])
The septimal octatonic comma, 2251875390625/2199023255552, is the difference between 8 35/32s and the octave. Since equates eight of one interval with an octave, it is tempered out if and only if the number of notes in the octave is a multiple of 8.
Temperaments
Tempering it out results in the 7-limit version of the octatonic temperament. For technical data see 8th-octave temperaments#Octatonic.