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a male voice is of lower pitch than the female voice WHY?

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A male voice is of lower pitch than the female voice because of the dominant frequency present in the Female voice. Higher the frequency, higher will be the pitch and vice-versa. The vocal cord of females is shorter than that of male.The vocal cords in male grow 60% longer and become thicker and when they vibrate, they do so at a lower frequency.

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