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 == ln-of-a-powharmonic series ==
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 ln-of-2-powharmonic series
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-Irrational values can be used as a or b. In particular it may be of interest to use e as b, i.e. a natural logarithm, such as in ln-of-2-powharmonic series. In fact, this is the example given earlier, since ln(2) = 0.69314718056.
+Irrational values can be used as <span><math>a</math></span> or <span><math>b</math></span>.
+In particular it may be of interest to use [[wikipedia:E_(mathematical_constant)|<span><math>e</math></span>]] as <span><math>b</math></span> — in other words, to use a [[wikipedia:Natural_logarithm|natural logarithm]].
+For example, the ''ln-of-2-powharmonic series'' fits <span><math>e</math></span> times as many many more pitches into each next octave as the previous octave. Because <span><math>e</math></span> is irrational, however, no
+In fact, this series is equivalent to the initial example given, because <span><math>ln(2) ≈ 0.69314718056</math></span>.
 == edharmonic series ==