harmonic | any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental |
harmonic | a tone that is a component of a complex sound |
fundamental fundamental frequency first harmonic | the lowest tone of a harmonic series |
construction mental synthesis | the creation of a construct, the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought |
deduction deductive reasoning synthesis | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect) |
synthesis synthetic thinking | the combination of ideas into a complex whole |
Fourier series | the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions, used in the analysis of periodic functions |
Kepler's third law harmonic law | a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets |
Fourier analysis harmonic analysis | analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components |
harmonic mean | the mean ofnumbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers |
harmonic motion | a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions |
simple harmonic motion | periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement |
harmonic progression | (mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression |
Fourier Charles Fourier Francois Marie Charles Fourier | French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (-) |
Fourier Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier | French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (-) |
synthesis | the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds) |
consonant harmonic harmonical harmonized harmonised | involving or characterized by harmony |
harmonic sympathetic | relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body, sympathetic vibration |
harmonic | of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm, subtleties of harmonic change and tonality- Ralph Hill |
harmonic | of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds, the sound of the resonating cavity cannot be the only determinant of the harmonic response |
harmonic | of or relating to harmonics |