What kind of sound - noise or music is represented by the sound wave shown here.

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A musical sound is periodic and regular, whereas noise is irregular and nonperiodic.
In a musical sound, wave patterns are repeating whereas a noise has an irregular wave pattern.
As in the given figure, we have a repeating wave pattern, so it is a musical sound.

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What kind of sound - noise or music is represented by the sound wave shown here.

A musical sound is periodic and regular, whereas noise is irregular and nonperiodic. In a musical sound, wave patterns are repeating whereas a noise has an irregular wave pattern. As in the given figure, we have a repeating wave pattern, so it is a musical sound.

A musical sound is periodic and regular, whereas noise is irregular and nonperiodic.
In a musical sound, wave patterns are repeating whereas a noise has an irregular wave pattern.
As in the given figure, we have a repeating wave pattern, so it is a musical sound.