Tricot comma
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| Factorization | 239 × 3-29 × 53 |
| Monzo | [39 -29 3⟩ |
| Size in cents | 2.2461165¢ |
| Name | tricot comma |
| Color name | s4y33, quadsa-triyo 3rd |
| FJS name | [math]\text{dd3}^{5,5,5}[/math] |
| Special properties | reduced |
| Tenney height (log2 nd) | 91.9297 |
| Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) | 91.9316 |
| Wilson height (sopfr (nd)) | 180 |
| Harmonic entropy (Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math]) |
~1.24612 bits |
| Comma size | unnoticeable |
| open this interval in xen-calc | |
The tricot comma, with monzo [39 -29 3⟩, is an unnoticeable 5-limit comma measuring about 2.2 cents. It is the difference between a stack of three schismas and the 53-comma, making it part of the Schismic-Mercator equivalence continuum. In addition, it is the difference between a stack of three 10/9 intervals and a stack of twenty-three 3/2 perfect fifths octave-reduced.
Temperament
Tempering out this comma leads to the tricot family of temperaments.
Etymology
This comma was named by Paul Erlich in 2002[1][2].