virtual pitch

the low pitch of a complex sound. For a complex periodic sound, the virtual pitch generally corresponds to that of the fundamental frequency even when the fundamental is not present in the sound (the phenomenon of the missing fundamental). The terms periodicity pitch and residue pitch are now used synonymously with virtual pitch, although they have different historical antecedents.

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