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Pythagorean ratio for a chain of fifths: flatward chains stacked sharpward · case 04

One fifth down returns 3/2 instead of the fourth 4/3.

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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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
oracle 6	`[243, 128]`	`[256, 243]`	Failed

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