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How is frequency calculated?

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Frequency is calculated by dividing the number of occurrences of an event by the time total time that you measured the experiment. This gives frequency units of Time^-1. When discussing waves (sound waves, x-rays etc...) , the frequency is measured using the following equation

1/(time between crests or troughs or any similar point on the wave)

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