I haven't been following this train but my recollection of definitions from
Physics 101 more than a quarter century ago is that the fundamental is the
first harmonic.  The first overtone is the second harmonic.  These are/were
accepted definitions.

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>From: Cortland Richmond <72146....@compuserve.com>
>To: bogdan matoga <bogda...@pacbell.net>, ieee pstc list <emc-p...@ieee.org>
>Subject: Re: 2 Phases in North America
>Date: Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 12:04 AM
>

>
> If we're smart (are we?) we'll say "fundamental," and let whoever wants to
> argue what "2nd" means have the arena all to themselves!
>
> I would say there are harmonics of the second order, third order, and so
> on, to which we refer, in short, as the second and third harmonics (and so
> on). Don't forget, though, where the terms came from; what IS harmonic
> motion, hmm?
>
> Cortland
>
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