Pitch is a subjective quality of sound determined by frequency. A higher frequency results in a higher pitch.
can be defined as the number of cycles which a sounding body makes in each unit of time. - - -
Asked in Asst. Town Planner 2022 · Topic: Sound (Characteristics of Sound: Pitch, Loudness (Intensity, Decibel Scale), and Quality (Timbre))
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