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Frequency is the number of cycles per second.
That is the number of times the variable you are measuring reaches its maximum, decreases to a minimum, then reaches a new maximum. Over a 1 second period.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoFrequency measures how many times something happens in one unit of time. Frequency has the dimensions of reciprocal time. The unit of time is almost always one second, and sec-1 has been given the name 'Hertz'.
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