In the context of the physics of sound and the psychophysics of hearing, ________ is the quality or "color" of a particular sound and is a result of the sound's complexity or number of sound frequencies.

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Timbre is the term used to describe the quality or "color" of a sound, which differentiates it from other sounds of the same pitch and loudness. Timbre is influenced by the sound's complexity, including the number and relative strengths of its various frequencies.

In the Context of the Physics of Sound and the Psychophysics