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प्रश्न
Explain the following and illustrate your answer by drawing appropriate diagram:
Pitch
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उत्तर
Pitch: The 'pitch' of a note is determined solely by its frequency. The pitch in fact, is a subjective sensation in the ear depending only upon the frequency of the musical note. The relation between pitch and frequency is linear to a very close approximation.

Waves of different pitch
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