Undim comma
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reduced subharmonic
(Shannon, [math]\displaystyle{ \sqrt{nd} }[/math])
The undim comma (monzo: [41 -20 -4⟩, ratio: 2199023255552/2179240250625) is a small 5-limit comma of about 15.645 cents. It is the amount by which a stack of four ptolemaic augmented seconds (1215/1024) falls short of the octave.
Temperaments
Tempering out this comma results in the 5-limit version of the undim temperament. This temperament is notably a member of the schismic–Pythagorean equivalence continuum, with n = 4. In other words, it equates the Pythagorean comma with a stack of four schismas. See Undim family for the family of temperament where it is tempered out.
Etymology
This comma was named by Petr Pařízek in 2011 in terms of the corresponding temperament, undim[1].
Notes
- ↑ See Undim family for sources.