Linear scale of sound frequency and intensity

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Hertz is a linear scale of sound frequency. Pressure is a linear scale of sound intensity.

The ear does not "hear" sounds in a linear fashion, rather it transforms them into a non-linear scale. How does the physiology of the ear contribute to this non-linear perception of sound frequency (pitch) and intensity (loudness)? What is the benefit of a non-linear scale in terms of the range of sounds that we are able to then perceive?

Reference no: EM13178712

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