monzisma

The interval which forms the difference between the 5-limit "chromatic semitone" with the ratio 25:24 [= 2^-33^-15²], and the Pythagorean "tricomma" with the ratio 150094635296999121:144115188075855872 [= 2^-573³⁶].

The monzisma's ratio is thus 450359962737049600:450283905890997363 = 2⁵⁴3^-375² = ~0.29239571 cent (roughly 2/7 of a cent).

The term was coined by Margo Schulter in honor of yours truly.

REFERENCE: Yahoo Tuning Group message 22165, Sun May 6, 2001 7:13 am.

see also anomaly, unison vector, xenharmonic bridge

[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony]

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