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=== In regular temperament theory === | === In regular temperament theory === | ||
Because 3/2 | Because 3/2 is a very simple and concordant interval, it is still recognizable even when heavily tempered. Often it is tempered so that an octave-reduced stack of fourths or fifths approximates some other interval. Some examples: | ||
[[Meantone]] temperament flattens the fifth from just (to around 695 cents) such that the major third generated by stacking four fifths is closer to (or even identical to) 5/4. The minor 3rd generated by stacking three fourths is closer to 6/5. | [[Meantone]] temperament flattens the fifth from just (to around 695 cents) such that the major third generated by stacking four fifths is closer to (or even identical to) 5/4. The minor 3rd generated by stacking three fourths is closer to 6/5. | ||