answersLogoWhite

0

The hertz is the International System of Units (SI) base unit of frequency in cycles per second. Although it is usually used to measure light, sound, or electromatic waves, any regular recurring event can be measured in hertz: a heartbeat, a clock's tick, etc. It takes its name from Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, a German physicist who expanded Maxwell's electromagnetic theory of light.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

What else can I help you with?