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The [[meantone]] pentatonic scale, in which the generator approximates 4/3 but other intervals in the scale approximate 6/5 and 5/4, has by far the lowest harmonic entropy of all 5-note MOS scales, which explains the worldwide popularity of these scales and their very long history of use. It is also strictly [[Rothenberg propriety|proper]].
The [[meantone]] pentatonic scale, in which the generator approximates 4/3 but other intervals in the scale approximate 6/5 and 5/4, has by far the lowest harmonic entropy of all 5-note MOS scales, which explains the worldwide popularity of these scales and their very long history of use. It is also strictly [[Rothenberg propriety|proper]].
||||||||||||~ Generator ||~ Cents ||~ Scale steps ||~ Comments ||
||||||||||||~ Generator ||~ Cents ||~ s ||~ L-s ||~ |L-2s| ||~ Scale steps ||~ Comments ||
|| 2\5 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 480 || 1 1 1 1 1 ||=  ||
|| 2\5 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 480 || 240 || 0 || 240 || 1 1 1 1 1 ||=  ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 11\27 || 488.89 || 6 5 5 6 5 ||= Slendro (insofar as it resembles a MOS)
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 11\27 || 488.89 ||  ||  ||  || 6 5 5 6 5 ||= Slendro (insofar as it resembles a MOS)
would be in this region ||
would be in this region ||
||  ||  ||  ||  || 9\22 ||  || 490.91 || 5 4 4 5 4 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  ||  || 9\22 ||  || 490.91 || 218.18 || 54.55 || 163.64 || 5 4 4 5 4 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 16\39 || 492.31 || 9 7 7 9 7 ||= No-5's superpyth/dominant is around here ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 16\39 || 492.31 ||  ||  ||  || 9 7 7 9 7 ||= No-5's superpyth/dominant is around here ||
||  ||  ||  || 7\17 ||  ||  || 494.12 || 4 3 3 4 3 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  || 7\17 ||  ||  || 494.12 || 211.76 || 70.59 || 141.18 || 4 3 3 4 3 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  ||  || 12\29 ||  || 496.55 || 7 5 5 7 5 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  ||  || 12\29 ||  || 496.55 ||  ||  ||  || 7 5 5 7 5 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 17\41 || 497.56 || 10 7 7 10 7 ||= Pythagorean pentatonic is around here ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 17\41 || 497.56 ||  ||  ||  || 10 7 7 10 7 ||= Pythagorean pentatonic is around here ||
||  ||  || 5\12 ||  ||  ||  || 500 || 3 2 2 3 2 ||= Familiar 12-equal pentatonic
||  ||  || 5\12 ||  ||  ||  || 500 || 200 || 100 || 100 || 3 2 2 3 2 ||= Familiar 12-equal pentatonic
(also optimum rank range: L/s=3/2) ||
(also optimum rank range: L/s=3/2) ||
||  ||  ||  ||  || 13\31 ||  || 503.23 || 8 5 5 8 5 ||= Optimal meantone pentatonic
||  ||  ||  ||  || 13\31 ||  || 503.23 || 193.55 || 116.13 || 77.42 || 8 5 5 8 5 ||= Optimal meantone pentatonic
is around here ||
is around here ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1200/(4-phi) || phi 1 1 phi 1 ||= Golden meantone ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 1200/(4-phi) || 192.43 || 118.93 || 73.50 || phi 1 1 phi 1 ||= Golden meantone ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 21\50 || 504 || 13 8 8 13 8 ||=  ||
||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 21\50 || 504 || 192 || 120 || 72 || 13 8 8 13 8 ||=  ||
||  ||  ||  || 8\19 ||  ||  || 505.26 || 5 3 3 5 3 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  || 8\19 ||  ||  || 505.26 || 189.47 || 126.32 || 63.16 || 5 3 3 5 3 ||  ||
||  || 3\7 ||  ||  ||  ||  || 514.29 || 2 1 1 2 1 ||= (Boundary of propriety: smaller
||  || 3\7 ||  ||  ||  ||  || 514.29 || 171.43 || 171.43 || 0 || 2 1 1 2 1 ||= (Boundary of propriety: smaller
generators than this are strictly proper) ||
generators than this are strictly proper) ||
||  ||  ||  || 7\16 ||  ||  || 525 || 5 2 2 5 2 ||= 5-note subset of pelog (insofar as it
||  ||  ||  || 7\16 ||  ||  || 525 || 150 || 225 || 75 || 5 2 2 5 2 ||= 5-note subset of pelog (insofar as it
resembles a MOS) would be in this region ||
resembles a MOS) would be in this region ||
||  ||  || 4\9 ||  ||  ||  || 533.33 || 3 1 1 3 1 ||  ||
||  ||  || 4\9 ||  ||  ||  || 533.33 || 133.33 || 266.67 || 133.33 || 3 1 1 3 1 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  || 5\11 ||  ||  || 545.45 || 4 1 1 4 1 ||  ||
||  ||  ||  || 5\11 ||  ||  || 545.45 || 109.09 || 327.27 || 218.18 || 4 1 1 4 1 ||  ||
|| 1\2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 600 || 1 0 0 1 0 ||  ||
|| 1\2 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || 600 || 0 || 600 || 600 || 1 0 0 1 0 ||  ||


From a [[3-limit]] perspective, just make a chain of four 4/3's and octave-reduce, and you end up with pentatonic.
From a [[3-limit]] perspective, just make a chain of four 4/3's and octave-reduce, and you end up with pentatonic.
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        &lt;th&gt;|L-2s|&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;th&gt;Scale steps&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;th&gt;Scale steps&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;488.89&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;6 5 5 6 5&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;490.91&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;490.91&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;218.18&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;54.55&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;163.64&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;5 4 4 5 4&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;492.31&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;492.31&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;9 7 7 9 7&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;9 7 7 9 7&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;494.12&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;494.12&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;211.76&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;70.59&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;141.18&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;4 3 3 4 3&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;4 3 3 4 3&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;496.55&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;7 5 5 7 5&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;7 5 5 7 5&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;497.56&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;497.56&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;10 7 7 10 7&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;10 7 7 10 7&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;500&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;100&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;3 2 2 3 2&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;3 2 2 3 2&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;503.23&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;503.23&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;193.55&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;116.13&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;77.42&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;8 5 5 8 5&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;8 5 5 8 5&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;1200/(4-phi)&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;1200/(4-phi)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;192.43&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;118.93&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
        &lt;td&gt;73.50&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;phi 1 1 phi 1&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;phi 1 1 phi 1&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;504&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;504&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;13 8 8 13 8&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;13 8 8 13 8&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;505.26&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;189.47&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;126.32&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;63.16&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;5 3 3 5 3&lt;br /&gt;
         &lt;td&gt;5 3 3 5 3&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;266.67&lt;br /&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;133.33&lt;br /&gt;
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         &lt;td&gt;3 1 1 3 1&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/td&gt;
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        &lt;td&gt;109.09&lt;br /&gt;
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