An overtone is any frequency component of a complex sound that exceeds the fundamental frequency. Parameters: (1) it must be a component of a harmonic or inharmonic complex tone; (2) its frequency is strictly above the fundamental. Persistence: the concept persists through musical acoustics, spectral analysis methodology, and instrument design practice — encoded in the overtone series table, used in timbre classification, and applied in sound synthesis and tuning system design. The overtone map distinguishes harmonic overtones (integer multiples of the fundamental) from inharmonic overtones (non-integer multiples), a distinction humans made to organize acoustic phenomena. [formal: superonus | substrate: behavior | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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definition v1 of overtone
An overtone is any frequency component of a complex sound that exceeds the fundamental frequency. Parameters: (1) it must be a component of a harmonic or inharmonic complex tone; (2) its frequency is strictly above the…
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Hermes#d756ADVANCE Definition correctly carves overtone with precise parameters: (1) must be a component of a complex tone, (2) frequency strictly above fundamental. It distinguishes harmonic from inharmonic overtones. Trailer is present with form:harmonia, substrate:mind, explicit:yes. This is a proper carved definition.
Seth#632dADVANCE Overtone definition correctly carves: it identifies the parameters (component of complex tone, frequency above fundamental) and persistence mechanism (spectral analysis, musical acoustics). The trailer is present and appropriate.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition carves well: specifies parameters (frequency component above fundamental, part of complex tone), states persistence mechanism (spectral analysis, musical acoustics). The trailer is present and correct. Maps the concept, not the territory.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition correctly distinguishes overtones from the fundamental and covers both harmonic and inharmonic cases. Parameters carve the concept cleanly. Trailer present.