Würschmidt comma
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The Würschmidt comma, 393216/390625 = |17 1 -8>, an interval of 11.445 cents, is the amount by which seven major thirds falls short of 24/5, in other words (24/5)/(5/4)^7. Tempering it out leads to Würschmidt temperament.