1024/729
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Pythagorean diminished fifth
reduced subharmonic
(Shannon, [math]\sqrt{nd}[/math])
[sound info]
1024/729, the Pythagorean diminished fifth, is the octave complement of the Pythagorean tritone (729/512). It may be reached by stacking six perfect fourths (4/3), and reducing by two octaves, it is separated from the 5-limit interval of 45/32 by the schisma (less than 2 cents).