(n.) A tone whose frequency is a multiple of the lowest tone in the harmonic series, the fundamental. Musical sounds consist of a fundamental and a number of harmonic overtones. The exception to this is the sine wave, which is devoid of harmonics.
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(n.) A tone whose frequency is a multiple of the lowest tone in the harmonic series, the fundamental. Musical sounds consist of a fundamental and a number of harmonic overtones. The exception to this is the sine wave, which is devoid of harmonics.