The Emergence Machine

Fundamental Tone

property · Music · Level 10 · E1

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Emergence definition

The fundamental tone emerges as the lowest frequency of a vibrating object, the base pitch from which overtones are generated, by building upon the understanding of pitch, which emerges from sound and frequency, and overtone, which requires sound.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “fundamental tone” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “fundamental tone”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
fundamental
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0Fundamental ToneOvertoneToneMusicPitchRhythm… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureVibrationChangeMatterMotionWaveEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesFundamental ToneL10MusicL7PitchL7OvertoneL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Music L7 (requires)
    Understanding fundamental tone in music requires knowledge of music as a foundational musical concept.
  • Pitch L7 (requires)
    The base pitch from which overtones are generated.
  • Overtone L9 (requires)
    The base pitch from which overtones are generated.