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All harmonics are overtones but all overtones are not harmonics . Explain .

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The overtones having frequencies as integral multiples dof the fundamental frequencies are called harmonics, but those overtones which are not integral multiples of the fundamental frequency are not harmonics. So, all harmonics are overtones but all overtones are not harmonic.
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