In music, the schisma (also spelled skhisma) is the interval, a comma, between a Pythagorean comma (531441:524288) and a syntonic comma (81:80) and equals 32805:32768, which is 1.9537 cents (Play). It may also be defined as: Schisma is a Greek word meaning a split (see schism) whose musical sense was introduced by Alexander J. Ellis. Earlier theor...
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• (n.) An interval equal to half a comma.
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Schis'ma noun [ Latin , a split, separation, Greek
schi`sma : confer French
schisma . See
Schism .]
(Anc. Mus.) An interval equal to half a comma.
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