Successive approximations of a SAWTOOTH WAVE by addition of harmonics with amplitude inversely proportional to the harmonic number. The resultant waveform at each stage of addition is shown at right.
As supported by the LAW OF SUPERPOSITION, sine tones of varying amplitudes will ... See: COMPLEX TONE, FOURIER THEOREM, HARMONIC SERIES, SINE WAVE. Compare: GRANULAR SYNTHESIS, SOUND SYNTHESIS.