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In order for sounds to be heard, they must be propagated through a medium. The medium is in most cases air, but other substances, such as water, a metal pipe, or a brick wall, can conduct sounds as well. When there is no medium at all, as in a vacuum, sound cannot be conducted.
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Harrington, J., Cassidy, S. (1999). The Physics of Speech. In: Techniques in Speech Acoustics. Text, Speech and Language Technology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4657-9_2
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