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ArrowHead294 at 12:27, 15 May 2025

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	An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[Harmonic timbre\|harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th [[harmonic]] is the (''n-1)''th overtone. It is generally preferred to use the indexing given by harmonics because the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th harmonic is easy to derive (n/m), whereas the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th overtone is (n+1~~)/(~~m+1).		An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[Harmonic timbre\|harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th [[harmonic]] is the ({{nowrap\|''n'' − 1}})th overtone. It is generally preferred to use the indexing given by harmonics because the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th harmonic is easy to derive (''n''/''m''), whereas the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th overtone is {{sfrac\|''n'' + 1\|''m'' + 1}}.

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Hkm at 02:37, 15 May 2025

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	An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[Harmonic timbre\|harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th [[harmonic]] is the (''n-1)''th overtone. ~~This~~ is ~~not ideal,~~ because the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th harmonic is easy to derive (n/m), whereas the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th overtone is (n+1)/(m+1).		An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[Harmonic timbre\|harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th [[harmonic]] is the (''n-1)''th overtone. It is generally preferred to use the indexing given by harmonics because the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th harmonic is easy to derive (n/m), whereas the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th overtone is (n+1)/(m+1).
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Hkm: accidentally linked the wrong page

2025-05-15T02:35:53Z

accidentally linked the wrong page

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	An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th harmonic is the (''n-1)''th overtone. This is not ideal, because the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th harmonic is easy to derive (n/m), whereas the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th overtone is (n+1)/(m+1).		An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[Harmonic timbre\|harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th [[harmonic]] is the (''n-1)''th overtone. This is not ideal, because the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th harmonic is easy to derive (n/m), whereas the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th overtone is (n+1)/(m+1).
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TallKite: added a sentence about the importance of calling the fundamental, not the octave, the first harmonic.

2025-05-15T02:34:45Z

added a sentence about the importance of calling the fundamental, not the octave, the first harmonic.

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	An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th harmonic is the (''n-1)''th overtone.		An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th harmonic is the (''n-1)''th overtone. This is not ideal, because the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th harmonic is easy to derive (n/m), whereas the interval between the ''m''th and ''n''th overtone is (n+1)/(m+1).
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Hkm at 00:13, 15 May 2025

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	'''~~Overtone~~''' ~~may refer to:~~		An '''overtone''' is a [[partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound, other than the fundamental. When no [[timbre]] is specified, it is generally assumed to be [[harmonic]], with the result that (since the fundamental is not an overtone) the ''n''th harmonic is the (''n-1)''th overtone.
	* [[~~Harmonic\|Harmonics~~]] ~~apart from~~ the fundamental, ~~which are whole-number multiples of~~ the fundamental ~~frequency. The~~ ''n''th harmonic is the (''n-1)''th overtone.
	* [[Partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound.

	~~{{Disambiguation}}~~

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Hkm at 00:05, 15 May 2025

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	'''Overtone''' may refer to:		'''Overtone''' may refer to:
	* [[Harmonic]], a whole-number ~~multiple~~ of the fundamental frequency ~~of a sound~~		* [[Harmonic\|Harmonics]] apart from the fundamental, which are whole-number multiples of the fundamental frequency. The ''n''th harmonic is the (''n-1)''th overtone.
	* [[Partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound		* [[Partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound.

	~~Note: Many sources treat "overtone" and "harmonic" interchangeably, but this is not universal. This is why a specific definition is given on the page [[Partial]]~~.

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ArrowHead294: {{Wikipedia}} template is fixed now

2024-10-29T02:27:12Z

{{Wikipedia}} template is fixed now

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	* [[Harmonic]], a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a sound		* [[Harmonic]], a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a sound

Fitzgerald Lee: Fixed Wikipedia thingy

2024-10-28T11:14:27Z

Fixed Wikipedia thingy

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Fredg999 category edits: Remove blank line

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	* [[Harmonic]], a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a sound		* [[Harmonic]], a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a sound
	* [[Partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound		* [[Partial]], a sine wave component of a periodic sound

Fredg999 category edits: Simplify Wikipedia box

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