OFFSET
0,2
COMMENTS
2^(7/12) is the multiplier with respect to a base frequency to produce a perfect fifth interval in an equal tempered chromatic scale.
This constant is of interest because it is close to the just intonation perfect fifth coefficient of 1.5 (continued fraction [1, 2]). It is the closest to just intonation of the chromatic scale divisions other than the octaves (2*frequency), and unison (1*frequency). The perfect fifth is the most consonant division of the chromatic scale.
LINKS
MAPLE
convert(2^(7/12), confrac, 100); # Robert Israel, Oct 24 2019
MATHEMATICA
ContinuedFraction[2^(7/12), 82] (* Michael De Vlieger, Oct 25 2019 *)
PROG
(PARI) contfrac(sqrtn(2^7, 12)) \\ Michel Marcus, Oct 09 2019
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn,cofr
AUTHOR
Daniel Hoyt, Oct 08 2019
STATUS
approved