| that attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds may be ordered on a scale extending from low to high
NOTE 1 – The pitch of a complex wave depends primarily upon the frequency content of the stimulus, but it also depends upon the sound pressure and the waveform.
NOTE 2 – The pitch of a sound may be described by the frequency of that pure tone having a specified sound pressure level that is judged by subjects to produce the same pitch.
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