What does "perfect pitch" mean?

The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch.

What is a synonym for "perfect pitch"?

Common synonyms include: absolute pitch, musicality, virtuosity.

Perfect pitch

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The ability to identify a note by name on hearing it, or to re-create a specified note from memory, without the benefit of an externally provided reference pitch. uncountable
2
the ability to identify the pitch of a tone wordnet
3
By extension, a reliable innate sense of exactly what is true, appropriate, or needed in a given particular situation. figuratively, uncountable
"Bujalski has perfect pitch: an instinct for how language meanders, and the lacunae it circles around."
4
The exact pitch of a note, described by its frequency in vibrations per second. countable, uncommon, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

absolute pitch musicality virtuosity

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"Bujalski has perfect pitch: an instinct for how language meanders, and the lacunae it circles around."

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