Pitch perception depends on harmonics being integer multiples of the fundamental

Evidence

In each case, the highest common factor of the components is f0. This method also provides a basis for understanding how a pitch is perceived for non-harmonic sounds, such as bells or chime bars, whose components are not exact harmonics (integer multipliers) of the resulting f0. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 864

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 864
• XREF: connects to: Pitch can be perceived even when no partial exists at that frequency — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2031; The central debate in pitch perception is whether humans are essentially walking Fourier analyzers; Autocorrelation predicts perceived pitch of non-harmonic partial groups (+17 more)

Broader Connections

• Combination tones fill in missing harmonics of a perceived fundamental #expands (0.85) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 1620
• Consonance perception depends on harmonics up to about the seventh #complicates (0.75)