From: dnettles@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David E Nettles)
Subject: What is the resolution of human hearing?
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1991 18:30:26 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook




What is the resolution of human hearing?

For vision I think it is 24 frames/sec.  What is it for sound?

Thanks in advance!

		-- David
		   dnettles@libserv1.ic.sunysb.edu

[MODERATOR'S NOTE:  I think that the human ear is sensitive to frequencies
from about 60 Hz to 17KHz; the phone tops out at around 8 KHz.  The first
figure could be wrong, however; and of course, the body is sensitive to
vibrations way down into the single figures.  Other dimensions:  volume,
direction, separation, etc.  More input, please! -- Bob Jacobson]