Name the characteristic of sounds which enables a person to differentiate between two sounds with equal loudness but having a different frequency.

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A person can differentiate between two sounds of equal loudness, having different frequencies by their pitch. The Pitch of a sound depends upon its frequency. if frequencies of two sounds are different then their pitch will also be different and a person can detect them.

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