Frequency

Pronunciation: /ˈfri.kwən.si/ Explain
Plural - Frequencies

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Frequency is the number of cycles that occur each time period. Frequency is often usually measured in hertz (hz). 1 hz is one cycle per second. Frequency is often used to measure waves. When measuring waves, frequency is the number of waves that pass each second. Examples of Frequency Sound Middle 'C' is 440 hz. Electricity In North America, and northern South America, electric power is transmitted at 60hz. In most other areas, electric power is transmitted at 50hz.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, frequency. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 82. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

More Information

• McAdams, David E.. Periodic function. allmathwords.org. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 8/15/2010. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/p/periodicfunction.html.

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McAdams, David E. Frequency. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/f/frequency.html.

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• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
7/9/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (McAdams, David E.)
6/5/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)