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-{{Wikipedia|Overtone}}
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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 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}}.
-* [[Harmonic]], a whole-number multiple of the fundamental frequency of a 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]].
-[[Category:Disambiguation]]
 [[Category:Terms]]