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Questions about biology are OFF TOPIC and should be asked on the Biology Stack Exchange. However, questions about biology in the context of physics (e.g., biophysics) can be on topic here if the primary concern is physics.

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Why can we distinguish different pitches in a chord but not different hues of light?

In music, when two or more pitches are played together at the same time, they form a chord. If each pitch has a corresponding wave frequency (a pure, or fundamental, tone), the pitches played together …
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