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'''5/1''' is the 5th [[harmonic]], or the '''pentave'''; two octaves above [[5/4|5/4]].
'''5/1''', the '''5th harmonic''', or the '''pentave''', is the [[harmonic]] past [[4/1]] and before [[6/1]]. It is two [[octave]]s above [[5/4]].


5/1 is on a list of integer harmonics that approximate closest a given stack of fifths, the error being the [[81/80|syntonic comma]].
5/1 is on a list of integer harmonics that approximate closest a given stack of fifths, the error being the [[81/80|syntonic comma]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[ED5]] (equal divisions of the pentave)
* [[Ed5]] equal divisions of the 5th harmonic


== References ==
== References ==
* [[oeis:A081464]]
* {{OEIS|A081464}}
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