Question

A subjective sensation that depends on the frequencies of the sound present is known as _______ .

Answer 1

1. The pitch of the sound is again an aural sensation that enables us to distinguish a shrill sound from a flat or a grave one.
2. It is observed that shriller sounds have higher frequencies than flatter or graver sounds.
3. We, therefore, take the frequency of a sound as an indicator of its pitch.
4. Pitch is a perceptual property of sounds that allows their ordering on a frequency-related scale.

Hence, a subjective sensation that depends on the frequencies of the sound present is known as pitch.