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Grade 12General Physics

what is frequency?

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of PRAPULPODISHETTI
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
In physics, the number of crests of a wave that move past a given point in a given unit of time. The most common unit of frequency is the hertz (Hz), corresponding to one crest per second. The frequency of a wave can be calculated by dividing the speed of the wave by the wavelength.
Profile image of BOLLU SRINIVAS
10 Years ago
FREQUENCY: the number cycles per sec.
              (OR)
the reciprocal of time period is called frequency.
It is denoted by (f)
 
Profile image of RAKESH CHINDAM
10 Years ago
The rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample.           OR        The rate per second of a vibration constituting a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).