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they both can be expressed as a cosine function with a given frequency, attenuation, and phase constant. They amplitude varies sinusoidally with space and in time.

The difference is that electromagnetic wave don't need a medium in order to propagate, whereas water waves do. Water waves are mechanical waves.

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