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Perhaps a more familiar dual-fifth system to many is [[18edo]]. It is the first system that has intervals that are close enough to 3/2 that they can be regarded as sharp and flat fifth, but also far enough to sound different. Its sharp fifth and flat fifth are almost equally off from just: it has a 733.3¢ sharp fifth 31.4¢ sharp from pure [[3/2]], and a 666.7¢ flat fifth is 35.3¢ flat. | Perhaps a more familiar dual-fifth system to many is [[18edo]]. It is the first system that has intervals that are close enough to 3/2 that they can be regarded as sharp and flat fifth, but also far enough to sound different. Its sharp fifth and flat fifth are almost equally off from just: it has a 733.3¢ sharp fifth 31.4¢ sharp from pure [[3/2]], and a 666.7¢ flat fifth is 35.3¢ flat. | ||
For a list of edos which could be considered dual-fifth, see [[:Category:Dual-fifth temperaments]]. | |||
We may, heuristically, define dual-fifth edos as those whose [[relative error]] of the third harmonic is greater than 1/3. In that case 1/3 of all edos will be dual-fifth and the other 2/3 will be plain-fifth. | We may, heuristically, define dual-fifth edos as those whose [[relative error]] of the third harmonic is greater than 1/3. In that case 1/3 of all edos will be dual-fifth and the other 2/3 will be plain-fifth. | ||