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Overtone

Overtone may refer to:

Harmonics apart from the fundamental, which are whole-number multiples of the fundamental frequency. The nth harmonic is the (n-1)th overtone.
Partial, a sine wave component of a periodic sound.

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 '''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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