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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.
 
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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 nth harmonic is the (n-1)th overtone.

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