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missing fundamental

physics

Also known as: periodicity pitch, subjective fundamental

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sound perception

In sound: The ear as spectrum analyzer
This effect, known as the missing fundamental, subjective fundamental, or periodicity pitch, is used by the ear to create the fundamental in sound radiating from a small loudspeaker that is not capable of providing low frequencies.
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