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Schisma

The musical interval by which eight fifths and a major third exceed five octaves,

\begin{displaymath}
{({\textstyle{3\over 2}})^8({\textstyle{5\over 4}})\over 2^5...
...8\cdot 5\over 2^{15}} = {32805\over 32768} = 1.00112915\ldots.
\end{displaymath}

See also Comma of Didymus, Comma of Pythagoras, Diesis




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26