Sound frequency

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The number of cycles of vibration per second. A low-frequency sound is low-pitched; a high-frequency sound is high-pitched.

Reference: [1] Mathevon (2023), The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate, pp. 305–308.

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