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petalmasher t1_iy8shj1 wrote

Reply to comment by gooftrupe in Headphone wizardry by SupOrSalad

Frequency and amplitude can be graphed with one line, can't it? http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-wavegraphs.htm

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gooftrupe t1_iyb3z8m wrote

A one dimensional line would never change direction or osciallate because it has not other dimensions besides length. An x-y plot has 2 dimensions: x and y. Similarly, a sound wave has two dimensions amplitude (sound pressure) and time.

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petalmasher t1_iyf44ym wrote

Why are you talking about sound in terms of spatial detentions?

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gooftrupe t1_iyf4hvb wrote

My comments were in reply to a parent comment regarding the ear and hearing, which are spatial

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