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What is the audible frequency range for a human ear? What is the sound in this range called?


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  1. The human ear can detect a specific range of frequencies only.
  2. These frequencies are called audible frequencies, it ranges from 20 Hz to 20000 Hz.
  3. The frequencies less than 20 Hz and greater than 20000 Hz are not audible to the human ear.
  4. The sound with frequency less than 20 Hz is called infrasonic sound and the sound with frequency greater than 20000 Hz is called ultrasonic sound.
  5. The sounds that the human ear can hear are called audible sounds.

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