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| + | '''Pitch discrimination''' is an aspect of [[pitch pereception]]. |
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| + | The [[note]] A above middle C played on a piano is perceived to be of the same pitch as a [[pure tone]] of 440 Hz. However, a slight change in frequency need not lead to a perceived change in pitch. The [[just noticeable difference]] (the [[Sensory threshold|threshold]] at which a change in pitch is perceived) is about five [[cent (music)|cent]]s (hundredths of a [[semitone]]), or about 0.3% in frequency, but varies over the range of hearing and is more precise when the two pitches are played simultaneously. Like other human stimuli, the perception of pitch also can be explained by the [[Weber-Fechner law]]. |
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Pitch discrimination is an aspect of pitch pereception.
The note A above middle C played on a piano is perceived to be of the same pitch as a pure tone of 440 Hz. However, a slight change in frequency need not lead to a perceived change in pitch. The just noticeable difference (the threshold at which a change in pitch is perceived) is about five cents (hundredths of a semitone), or about 0.3% in frequency, but varies over the range of hearing and is more precise when the two pitches are played simultaneously. Like other human stimuli, the perception of pitch also can be explained by the Weber-Fechner law.