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A wave and a pendulum are both oscillators, why isn't a pendulum a wave?
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A wave and a pendulum are both oscillators, why isn't a pendulum a wave?

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A pendulum cannot be considered a wave because it is attached to a point, a wave is an object that moves forward towards a certain point. 
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