"absolute pitch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæb.səˌlut pɪt͡ʃ/ [US], /ˌæb.səˈljut pɪt͡ʃ/ [US] Forms: absolute pitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolute pitch (plural absolute pitches)
  1. (music, countable or uncountable) The exact pitch of a note as established by its rate of vibration based on a standard scale. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Music Translations (pitch established by its rate of vibration): absolute toonhoogte [masculine] (Dutch), tarkka sävelkorkeus (Finnish), 絶対音感 (zettaionkan) (alt: ぜったいおんかん) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-absolute_pitch-en-noun-IHOkIEkJ Disambiguation of Music: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'pitch established by its rate of vibration': 82 18
  2. (music, uncountable) Perfect pitch; the ability to identify or produce any tone without need of an external reference. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Music
    Sense id: en-absolute_pitch-en-noun-agUbaJXs Disambiguation of Music: 45 55 Categories (other): English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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