See syntonic comma on Wiktionary
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"A small comma-type interval between two musical notes, equal to the frequency ratio 81:80 (= 1.0125) or around 21.51 cents. It often manifests itself as the difference between the Pythagorean major third of 81:64 and the classic major third of 5:4, between the Pythagorean minor third of 32:27 and the classic minor third of 6:5, and between the \"major whole tone\" of 9:8 and \"minor whole tone\" of 10:9."
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