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pitch

pitch Pitch is the heard quality of how high or low a sound seems, arising from the sound’s fundamental frequency (F0).

Pitch is the heard quality of how high or low a sound seems, arising from the sound’s fundamental frequency (F0). In speech, pitch is a key perceptual cue for recognizing patterns such as lexical tones that help distinguish meaning.

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Drafting source: Gu Yishun; An Fuhai; Ge Shengnan; Guo Qiang; Yin Minmin. A comparative study of pitch recognition in children with cochlear implants and normal hearing peers across Mandarin tones. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1783243; article XML SHA-256 48d646e2404c24dc93174241a31111cc66ef038ef89b85573b9f51109cfd82b3. “A comparative study of pitch recognition in children with cochlear implants and normal hearing peers across Mandarin tones” (10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1783243).
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