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noise
noise In historical psychology, noise is a hearing sensation distinguished from tone, though it commonly occurs together with tone.
In historical psychology, noise is a hearing sensation distinguished from tone, though it commonly occurs together with tone. It is described by its loudness, length, and pitch, and was understood as arising from air vibrations with mixed or rapidly changing rates, generally attributed to the cochlea rather than the vestibule.