Acoustic phi

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Phi taken as a musical ratio (ϕ*f where f=1/1) is about 833.1 cents. This is sometimes called acoustical phi.

As the ratios of successive terms of the Fibonacci sequence converge on phi, the just intonation intervals 3/2, 5/3, 8/5, 13/8, 21/13, ... converge on ~833.1 cents.

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