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If a leaf falls in the forest and no one hears it does it make a sound?

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Yes. By definition, sound is: "mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium" (dictionary.com). Noise doesn't need to be perceived to be defined as "sound" since it is a mechanical entity.

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