MOTM

>I usually use the term "partials" because it was beaten into me that
the Fundamental is not a harmonic...

Hi all,

In the UK the fundamental is the first harmonic, the second harmonic is
twice the fundamental and so on. We use the term overtone to describe
the higher orders. That is, the first overtone is the second harmonic,
the second overtone is the third harmonic, etc. Thus n in Fourier
equations, and mechanical resonance, is indeed the harmonic number.

But we also have different terms for 'note' and 'tone', and I'll be
buggered if I can remenber which is which :-)

Regards,

Tony Allgood  Penrith, Cumbria, UK

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