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Pythagorean ratio for a chain of fifths: flatward chains lifted by a single octave · case 05

Two fifths down returns 8/9 (below unison) instead of 16/9.

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Case contract

Input an integer k with |k| <= 24 (booleans rejected). Return (3/2)**k octave-reduced into [1, 2) as [numerator, denominator]; out-of-range or non-integer input returns None.

Why this case matters

Pythagorean and meantone tuning tools stack fifths and octave-reduce the result.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
oracle 1[8, 9][16, 9]Failed

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