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-'''8/1'''
+{{Infobox Interval
-|3&gt;
+| Name = 8th harmonic, octuple, three octaves, triple octave
+| Color name = c<sup>3</sup>w1, tricowa unison
+| Sound = jid_8_1_pluck_adu_dr110.mp3
+}}
+'''8/1''', the '''8th harmonic''' or '''octuple''', is the [[harmonic]] past [[7/1]] and before [[9/1]]. It is equal to a stack of three [[octave]]s.
-.0000 cents
+== Terminology ==
+Analogously with ''tritave'' and ''pentave'', the expected derivation would be ''octave'', but that is already the name for [[2/1]]. Hence, no name of that format is given for 8/1.
-[[File:jid_8_1_pluck_adu_dr110.mp3]] [[:File:jid_8_1_pluck_adu_dr110.mp3|sound sample]]
+''Octuple'' is a proposed term which relates itself to the ancient Greek concept of [[harmonic|multiples]]. It also fixes the problem of using part of the word ''octave''.
-The 8th harmonic; three octaves.
+== See also ==
+* [[Gallery of just intervals]]
+* [[Ed8]]