25/16
| Ratio | 25/16 |
| Factorization | 2-4 × 52 |
| Monzo | [-4 0 2⟩ |
| Size in cents | 772.62743¢ |
| Names | classic(al) augmented fifth, diptolemaic augmented fifth |
| Color name | yy5, yoyo 5th |
| FJS name | [math]\text{A5}^{5,5}[/math] |
| Special properties | reduced |
| Tenney height (log2 nd) | 8.64386 |
| Weil height (log2 max(n, d)) | 9.28771 |
| Wilson height (sopfr (nd)) | 18 |
| Harmonic entropy (Shannon, [math]\sqrt{n\cdot d}[/math]) |
~4.58118 bits |
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25/16, the classic(al) augmented fifth is the interval obtained by stacking two 5/4 major thirds, however, it gains additional isoharmonic identity from its position between 11/8 and 7/4, so it can frequently be used in conjunction with those, even in chords. It is 100/99 sharp of 99/64, and tempering out 100/99 makes 1-5/4-25/16 into a ptolemismic chord.
While this interval has been referred to as the classic augmented fifth or classical augmented fifth for some time, the term diptolemaic was coined on Discord by Flora Canou while discussing a proposal for a consistent naming scheme for different 5-limit intervals with Aura. Specifically, since "diptolemaic" intervals have two instances of prime 5 in their factorization, this interval is also referred to as the diptolemaic augmented fifth.
See also
- 32/25 – its octave complement