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binaural

binaural Binaural refers to hearing with both ears.

Binaural refers to hearing with both ears. In this historical source, it also notes that the two ears may differ in how they register the same pitch, sometimes enough to matter in abnormal hearing, and that hearing with both ears was discussed in relation to beats and sound localization.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Binaural Hearing” (Binaural Hearing).
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