"syntonic comma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: syntonic commas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} syntonic comma (plural syntonic commas)
  1. (music) 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. Wikipedia link: syntonic comma Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: comma of Didymus
    Sense id: en-syntonic_comma-en-noun-RIlJ2f7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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