Physics Words: Hertz

Simple Description

The unit of frequency - 1Hz is equal to "1 event per second"

Further Detail

For example, if a pendulum swings twice every second then the frequency is 2Hz. If a different pendulum swings once every two seconds then its frequency is 0.5Hz (i.e. half a swing per second). Frequency can be calculated using the equation:

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