Frequency Definition and 1000 Threads

Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also occasionally referred to as temporal frequency to emphasize the contrast to spatial frequency, and ordinary frequency to emphasize the contrast to angular frequency. Frequency is measured in hertz (Hz) which is equal to one event per second. The period is the duration of time of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency. For example: if a newborn baby's heart beats at a frequency of 120 times a minute (2 hertz), its period, T—the time interval between beats—is half a second (60 seconds divided by 120 beats). Frequency is an important parameter used in science and engineering to specify the rate of oscillatory and vibratory phenomena, such as mechanical vibrations, audio signals (sound), radio waves, and light.

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  1. Agent Smith

    B A 2-Way Table

    Has dogs Doesn't have dogs Total Has cats 3 5 8 Doesn't have cats 4 1 5 Total 7 6 13 The course I'm taking says the above is a 2-way frequency table because there are 2 categories: cats and dogs. So the table below is not a 2-way frequency table? Men Women Children Total Ate...
  2. J

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    Does anyone know of a modern op-amp (available) with a frequency compensation input as the very old 709 had?
  3. P

    Doppler Effect Question: Flying Bat Echolocating a Mosquito

    Hi, Would 1) be f' = (10,300)[(340 - 1.00) / (340 - 1.05)] = 10,302 Hz 2) f' = (10,300)[(340 - 1.00) / (340)] = 10,270 Hz 3) Yes? As the frequency changes more and less than 1.00 Hz. I am unsure and would appreciate any help. Thanks!
  4. pallab

    I am trying to stabilize laser frequency with PID controller

    I am trying to stabilize the laser by locking it to a transition peak with the help of the PID controller. On the controller frequency response plot if I change any parameter of the P,I or D the amplitude or phase response changes. I do not know how to read the graph of the transfer function...
  5. N

    Colour depends on wavelength or frequency?

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  6. S

    Small alarm system circuit analysis

    TL;DR Summary: Hey, I was hoping for some help on how I would be able to calculate the minimum and maximum frequency that can reached with the potentiometer and also how this circuit works intuitively, because I don't really understand it. Thanks in advance! Hey, The TL;DR sums it up. I don't...
  7. DaveC426913

    B Predicting frequency of Earthlike planets and systems

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  8. S

    Ratio of frequency between heavier and lighter part of composite cord

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  9. S

    Concept about photoelectric effect

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  10. S

    Range of frequency heard by observer related to Doppler effect

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  11. E

    B Sine wave noise at different frequencies

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  12. M1N

    Calculate the frequency of rotation when a coin flies off a turntable

  13. M

    B How Fast Do Different Atoms Vibrate?

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  14. S

    I Is nonlinear acoustics in mainstream physics?

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  15. Q

    I Why is Photon Energy Quantized in Terms of Sine Wave Frequency?

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  16. L

    Comp Sci Use a simulator to produce a resonance curve for this RLC circuit

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  17. N

    I Relationship between frequency and power for sound?

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  18. S

    Why is there are precession frequency here?

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  19. K

    I What Determines the Use of Normal vs Angular Frequency in Quantum Transitions?

    This might be silly, but I am a bit confused by the conventions used for transitions in atoms/molecules. Usually these are given in nm and using the formula ##\lambda = c/\nu##, from here we can get the normal frequency ##\nu## and the angular frequency would be given by ##\omega = 2\pi\nu##. In...
  20. M

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  21. S

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  22. Sagittarius A-Star

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  23. A

    Engineering Short vs Open Circuit: Is That Correct?

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  24. patric44

    Definition of angular frequency in nuclear structure

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  25. H

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  26. garryA

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  27. B

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  28. Mustafa Bayram

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  29. Darmstadtium

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  30. LarryS

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  31. homeworkhelpls

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  32. abdulbadii

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  33. T

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  34. U

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  35. S

    B How Can We Resolve Noise from Low Frequency Quanta in Electromagnetic Waves?

    What is the lowest frequency/energy where photons have been observed? That is, electromagnetic waves observed as quanta, not continuous waves? Resolving noise that is not thermal noise, not shot noise from the discrete nature of the electrons in the receiving electronic, nor from the...
  36. sinus

    I Question about Waves -- "frequency" versus "angular frequency"

    I've been reading many references that said "frequency" and "angular frequency" are two different things. I'm writing a report about damped oscillations experiments (that's a task from a subject in my college). Can someone tell me which one is the resonant frequency (natural frequency)? f or ω...
  37. A

    I'm getting two possible uncertainties for frequency

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  38. S

    Derive angular frequency for mass spring system

    tried writing the x position as x = Acos(wt) (ignoring the phase) so that d2x / dt2 = -w2x Substituting that into the individual motion equations would get the required result for the individual masses, but I am not sure how to combine the equations to get the reduced mass
  39. bobacity

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  40. bobacity

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  41. bobacity

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  42. A

    Beat frequency heard from two tuning forks

    Is my solution correct? I used v=lambda*f, i.e. f=v/lambda to get the frequency for each wave. Then I calculated the average of the frequencies to get 258Hz and found the beat frequency by doing f1-f2 to get 4Hz. I then said that this means the observer will hear a tone of frequency 258Hz which...
  43. Ahmed1029

    I Wave number, frequency, and velocity in dispersive waves

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  44. H

    A Realizing EIT with Pulsed Laser: Intensity, Duration & Frequency

    I have realized EIT with continuous laser. What are the requirements for the intensity, duration and repetition frequency if EIT is realized with pulsed laser? you can attach any reference:biggrin:thanks a lot!
  45. N

    Converting centrifugal acceleration to frequency

    I've calculated this. Is it correct? a=ω²R => ω=√(a/R) T(period)=1/ω=1 / (√(a/R)) f = 1/T = √(a/R) [ if a=10G=100 m/s² ; R=1m ] then: f = √(a/R) = √(100/1) = 10 hertz In angular velocity, can I just convert a=ω²R to ω=√(a/R) and write instead of ω=(2π)/T (in the first line)?
  46. M

    B High Frequency Photons: More Mass, More Bend?

    Since high frequency photons have more relativistic mass, should we expect them to bend more than lower frequency lights when traveling through a gravitational field, thus produce a rainbow effect? But we don't seem to experience rainbow effects with star light.
  47. R

    B Is it possible to get the photoelectric effect in red color frequency?

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  48. A

    Choosing a pulse capacitor, ESR vs reactance at frequency

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  49. S

    Automotive Amplitude based frequency response simulation in Abaqus

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  50. C

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    Hello everyone! I'm watching a Walter Lewin lecture and it seems to me at least that he is dividing maximum frequency of the sound by sound frequency of the transmitter to derive velocity of the transmitter, does this work? It seems that quantity would be dimensionless and velocity obviously...
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