"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
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: On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:35:02 GMT, "Ian Iveson"
: wrote:
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: "Phil Allison" wrote
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: A periodic discontinuity requires an infinite number of terms
: to resolve.
:
: ** No real world one does - since it is band limited.
:
: The real world is continuous. There are no band limited
: discontinuities.
:
: Sure there are - the atmosphere is a low-pass filter.

Especially noticable in winter, in foggy weather. Vegetation and
especially snow change sound transfer characteristics outdoors, too.

:
: As you were told earlier in the thread.
:
: A periodic discontinuity requires an infinite number of terms to
: resolve. True
:
: A simple fact that counters the insane rubbish you are preaching.
:
: No, I said "A periodic discontinuity requires an infinite number of
: terms to resolve.", which is true.
:
: But a sufficiently large finite number is more than adequate for human
: perception.

...what would you know about perception, Stewart ??
Rudy
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