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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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