What is the meant by the frequency of a wave? What is the unit?

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Zzevannn · Answer 1 · 2015-01-04T06:05:21+0000

the frequency of a wave is the number of times the wave goes from peak to peak in a given unit of time the SI unit of frequency is Hertz (Hz) 1 Hz= 1 wave per second

Kafi · Answer 2 · 2015-01-05T11:15:30+0000

You can think of it as the number of wave peaks, or dips, that pass
a fixed point each second.

The unit is "per second", or "reciprocal time". It's given the name "Hertz".

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