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Echo

A distinct reflected sound wave received at the listener's ear with sufficient time delay after the direct sound.

d = v t / 2 m
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End Correction

An acoustic correction applied to resonance pipe lengths to account for displacement antinodes forming slightly outside the open pipe ends.

e ≈ 0.6 r, L_effective = L + 0.6 r (One Open End) m