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'''5edt''' (5 Equal Divisions of the Tritave) subdivides the interval of the [[tritave]], frequency ratio 3:1, into 5 equal-sized parts, each 380.391 [[Cent]]s in size.
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== Steps ==
== Theory ==
5edt has steps too large to be used melodically, though it has some notable harmonic properties shared by other 5''n''-edts (such as [[10edt]], [[15edt]], etc.). It has a surprisingly accurate [[5/4]] major third (only 5.92{{cent}} flat), five of them making a tritave. (This phenomenon cannot be seen in single-digit [[edo]]s, and it is not until [[19edo]] that an approximation of 5/4 to within 10{{c}} can be seen.) 5edt therefore tempers out [[3125/3072]], the magic comma. Two of these major thirds give a septimal minor sixth, meaning that it also tempers out the marvel comma [[225/224]].


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5edt is the first edt to encompass elements of [[5-limit]] harmony. The available chords are 4:5:12 and 5:12:15; being inversions of each other, they essentially act as "major" and "minor" chords. This is similar to [[6edt]], which contains the same chords but with the major thirds transposed an octave higher, and vice versa. Also available is the chord 9:14:27, which can express the single [[7-limit]] consonance found in 5edt. 
 
=== Harmonics ===
{{Harmonics in equal|5|3|1|columns=15}}
 
=== Subsets and supersets ===
5edt is the 3rd [[prime equal division|prime edt]], after [[3edt]] and before [[7edt]].
 
== Intervals ==
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|-
|-
! Degrees
! #
! Cents
! Cents
!hekts
! Hekts
! Approximate Ratios
! Approximate ratios
|-
|-
| colspan="3" | 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| [[1/1]]
| [[1/1]]
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| 380.391
| 380
|260
| 260
| [[5/4]]
| [[5/4]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| 760.782
| 761
|520
| 520
| [[14/9]]
| [[14/9]]
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
| 1141.173
| 1141
|780
| 780
| [[27/14]]
| [[27/14]]
|-
|-
| 4
| 4
| 1521.564
| 1522
|1040
| 1040
| [[12/5]] ([[6/5|6/5]] plus an octave)
| [[12/5]]
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| 1901.955
| 1902
|1300
| 1300
| [[3/1]]
| [[3/1]]
|}
|}
5edt isn't very useful melodically, though it has many notable harmonic properties shared by other 5n-edts (EDTs with 5 as a prime factor). It has a surprisingly accurate major third, five of them making a tritave. It therefore tempers out [[3125/3072]], the magic comma. Two of these major thirds give a septimal minor sixth, meaning that it also tempers out the 7-limit comma [[225/224]].
5edt is the lowest equal division of the tritave to encompass [[5-limit]] harmony. The available chords are 4:5:12 and 5:12:15; essentially major and minor chords. This is similar to [[6edt]], which contains the same chords but with the major thirds transposed an octave higher, and vice versa.
== Other 5n-EDTs ==
* [[10edt]]
* [[15edt]]
* [[20edt]]
* [[25edt]]
* [[30edt]]
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