Harmonics are integer-related partials while partials need not be harmonic

Evidence

Complex tones containing frequencies that are related to each other by integer multiples are called harmonic sounds or harmonic tones. The lowest frequency of a complex tone is the fundamental frequency (f0), and the harmonics occur at integer multiples of the fundamental frequency. There are numerous examples of harmonic sounds in our daily lives, such as vowels and sounds typically generated by stringed, woodwind, and brass musical instruments. — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1180 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Harmonic tones are integer multiples of a fundamental frequency — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1180; Spectrum components are partials and only integer-related ones are harmonics

Related

• Harmonic tones are integer multiples of a fundamental frequency (similarity 0.93)
• Spectrum components are partials and only integer-related ones are harmonics (similarity 0.91)
• Accurate square waves require infinitely many harmonics (similarity 0.90)
• Harmonic complex tones dominate daily life through speech and music (similarity 0.88)
• Most everyday sounds are harmonic complex tones, not pure tones (similarity 0.88)
• Partials become harmonics only when integer-related to the fundamental (similarity 0.88)
• The harmonic overtone series of strings is a lucky gift, not a fixable property (similarity 0.88)
• Individual harmonics relate to each other as musical intervals, not just numeric frequency ratios. (similarity 0.87)
• A waveform’s sharpness dictates how many high-frequency sine waves it contains (similarity 0.87)
• Pitch perception depends on harmonics being integer multiples of the fundamental (similarity 0.86)
• Accentuating individual harmonics makes them perceptually break away as separate notes (similarity 0.85)
• Sounds with prime-numbered partials lack a common fundamental pitch (similarity 0.84)
• Pitch of harmonic sounds is determined by the fundamental frequency. (similarity 0.84)
• Adjacent harmonics in the natural series produce progressively smaller musical intervals (similarity 0.82)
• Sub-harmonics are lower frequencies whose harmonic series also contain all given components. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Harmonic tones are integer multiples of a fundamental frequency #expands (0.95) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1180