diesic

A qualifier used to describe temperaments which are based on the distribution of the diesis (see definition #4 on that page), by which generic term is meant the ratio 128:125 = [2 3 5]^[7 0 -3] = ~41.05885841 (~41¹/₁₇) cents, which was called "minor diesis" by Rameau and "great diesis" by Ellis.

[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]

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Updated: 2002.1.16

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