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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.


There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By **non-radical** is meant a number that cannot be written in the form $$a^{1/b}$$, where a and b are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.
There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By **non-radical** is meant a number that cannot be written in the form
&lt;span style="display: block; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="MathJax"&gt;&lt;span class="math" style="display: inline-block; width: 1.94em;"&gt;&lt;span style="clip: rect(1.04em,1000em,2.38em,-0.54em); display: inline-block; font-size: 120%; height: 0px; left: 0em; position: absolute; top: -2.17em; width: 1.6em;"&gt;&lt;span class="mrow"&gt;&lt;span class="msubsup"&gt;&lt;span style="display: inline-block; height: 0px; position: relative; width: 1.61em;"&gt;&lt;span style="clip: rect(1.86em,1000em,2.7em,-0.54em); left: 0em; position: absolute; top: -2.5em;"&gt;&lt;span class="mi" style="font-family: MathJax_Math;"&gt;//a//&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="left: 0.51em; position: absolute; top: -2.72em;"&gt;&lt;span class="texatom"&gt;&lt;span class="mrow"&gt;&lt;span class="mn" style="font-family: MathJax_Main; font-size: 70.7%;"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="texatom"&gt;&lt;span class="mrow"&gt;&lt;span class="mo" style="font-family: MathJax_Main; font-size: 70.7%;"&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="mi" style="font-family: MathJax_Math; font-size: 70.7%;"&gt;//b//&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
, where a and b are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.


|| Ratio || Cents || Name || Musical Significance ||
|| **Ratio** || **Cents** || **Name** || **Musical Significance** ||
|| [[math]]
|| [[math]]
2^{1/\phi}
2^{1/\phi}
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\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}
\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}
\approx
\approx
1.6180
1.6180
[[math]] || 833.09 || Phi ([[math]]  
[[math]] || 833.09 || [[math]]
\phi[[math]]
\text{Phi } (\phi)
) || "Linear phi," the unique interval whose continued fraction convergents ||
[[math]] || "Linear phi," the unique interval whose continued fraction convergents ||
|| [[math]]
|| [[math]]
e \approx 2.7183
e \approx 2.7183
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|| [[math]]
|| [[math]]
e^{2\pi} \approx 535.4917
e^{2\pi} \approx 535.4917
[[math]] || 10877.66 ||  || The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval [[math]]
[[math]] || 10877.66 ||  || The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval
[[math]]
e^{2\pi}
e^{2\pi}
[[math]] ||</pre></div>
[[math]] ||</pre></div>
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;Non radical intervals with musical significance&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.&lt;br /&gt;
<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;Non radical intervals with musical significance&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;Musicians are typically interested in musical intervals that are rational (i.e. justly intoned ratios), or equal divisions of these intervals. However, not all intervals fit into this box.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By &lt;strong&gt;non-radical&lt;/strong&gt; is meant a number that cannot be written in the form $$a^{1/b}$$, where a and b are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.&lt;br /&gt;
There are many non-radical intervals which have musical significance. By &lt;strong&gt;non-radical&lt;/strong&gt; is meant a number that cannot be written in the form&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="display: block; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="MathJax"&gt;&lt;span style="display: inline-block; width: 1.94em;" class="math"&gt;&lt;span style="clip: rect(1.04em,1000em,2.38em,-0.54em); display: inline-block; font-size: 120%; height: 0px; left: 0em; position: absolute; top: -2.17em; width: 1.6em;"&gt;&lt;span class="mrow"&gt;&lt;span class="msubsup"&gt;&lt;span style="display: inline-block; height: 0px; position: relative; width: 1.61em;"&gt;&lt;span style="clip: rect(1.86em,1000em,2.7em,-0.54em); left: 0em; position: absolute; top: -2.5em;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MathJax_Math;" class="mi"&gt;&lt;em&gt;a&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="left: 0.51em; position: absolute; top: -2.72em;"&gt;&lt;span class="texatom"&gt;&lt;span class="mrow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MathJax_Main; font-size: 70.7%;" class="mn"&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="texatom"&gt;&lt;span class="mrow"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MathJax_Main; font-size: 70.7%;" class="mo"&gt;/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MathJax_Math; font-size: 70.7%;" class="mi"&gt;&lt;em&gt;b&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
, where a and b are integers. What follows is a list of musically significant non-radical intervals.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;Ratio&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ratio&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;Cents&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;Musical Significance&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Musical Significance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
\approx&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
\approx&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;
1.6180&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[math]]
1.6180&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[math]]
  --&gt;&lt;script type="math/tex"&gt;\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}
  --&gt;&lt;script type="math/tex"&gt;\dfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{2}
\approx
\approx
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         &lt;td&gt;833.09&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;833.09&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;Phi (&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/math"&gt;math&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[math]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;
)&lt;br /&gt;
\text{Phi } (\phi)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[math]]
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&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&amp;quot;Linear phi,&amp;quot; the unique interval whose continued fraction convergents&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;&amp;quot;Linear phi,&amp;quot; the unique interval whose continued fraction convergents&lt;br /&gt;
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[[math]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;
[[math]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;
e \approx 2.7183&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[math]]
e \approx 2.7183&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[math]]
  --&gt;&lt;script type="math/tex"&gt;e \approx 2.7183&lt;/script&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextMathRule:2 --&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;1731.23&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;1731.23&lt;br /&gt;
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[[math]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;
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e^{2\pi} \approx 535.4917&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[math]]
e^{2\pi} \approx 535.4917&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[math]]
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         &lt;td&gt;10877.66&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/math"&gt;math&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;The zeta function has units that are given as divisions of the interval&lt;br /&gt;
e^{2\pi}&lt;br /&gt;
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