The frequency of a vibration is the number of complete back-and-forth swings it makes each second. Its unit is the hertz (): one swing per second — honoring the physicist who first made and caught invisible waves. A guitar string trembling times a second vibrates at ; a mosquito’s wings, near ; the slow flap of a big flag, a few hertz.
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Physics · 术语表
什么是 Frequency?
又称: hertz
The frequency of a periodic signal is the number of cycles per second:
Its unit, one cycle per second, is the hertz (), with the usual multiples , , .
示例
Example 8.5 (Mains and concert pitch)
The mains voltage oscillates at : its period is . An orchestra’s concert A is a pressure signal at : one cycle lasts . Higher frequency, shorter cycle: and are inverses of each other.