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Question
Name and define the characteristic which enables one to distinguish two sounds of same loudness, but of different frequencies, given by the same instrument.
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Solution
Pitch is the characteristic of sound which enables us to distinguish different frequencies of sound. Pitch is the characteristic of sound by which an acute note can be distinguished from a grave or flat note.
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