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perfect fifth

musical interval spanning five staff positions and seven semitones, whose frequency ratio is approximately 3:2=1.5 (in equal temperament, ¹²√2⁷=1.498…)
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perfect fifth

Summary

perfect fifth ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,495 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • perfect fifth followed tritone[2].
  • perfect fifth followed diminished fifth[3].
  • perfect fifth was followed by minor sixth[4].
  • perfect fifth was followed by augmented fifth chord[5].
  • perfect fifth is a type of fifth[6].
  • perfect fifth's Commons category is recorded as Perfect fifths[7].
  • perfect fifth's said to be the same as is recorded as diminished sixth[8].
  • perfect fifth comprises semitone[9].
  • perfect fifth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'pu5'}[10].
  • perfect fifth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'P5'}[11].
  • perfect fifth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'R5'}[12].
  • perfect fifth's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ч.5'}[13].

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Definition and Type

perfect fifth is a type of fifth[6].

Use and Application

perfect fifth comprises semitone[9].

Why It Matters

perfect fifth ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,495 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · 雅典娜241 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → minor sixth, augmented fifth chord
    Subclass of → fifth
    Follows → tritone, diminished fifth
    Said to be the same as → diminished sixth
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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