At 15:01 07-02-16, T. Diehl wrote:

 >As I mentioned earlier this morning, the human ear cannot hear fractional
 >vibrations, period.
 >It is a physcial impossibility, like a statistical family of 2.3 children,
 >you either have 2 or 3.
 >A discrete wavelength must have a full cycle on the tympanum in order to
 >register pitch in the cochlea.

Where do you get this information, please; and what do you mean by 
"the human ear cannot hear fractional vibrations"?

David

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