Psychiatry and Psychology

Pitch Discrimination

The ability to differentiate sound frequency or pitch.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The ability to differentiate sound frequency or pitch.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Discrimination, Pitch
  • Pitch Discriminations

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with PITCH PERCEPTION

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Tree Numbers

  1. F02w.463w.593w.071.700.408
  2. G07.888.125.700.408

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NLM Classification

WV 268

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pitch Discrimination. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010897. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010897
  2. Pitch Discrimination. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69902927