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How are frequency and wave period related?

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-- The unit of frequency is "per second" (Hz), which is [reciprocal time].

-- The unit of period is "second", which is [time].

Do you see where this is going ?

'Frequency' and 'period' are reciprocals of each other.

For any wave ...

Period = (1) / (frequency) .

Frequency = (1) / (period) .
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