How are frequency and wave period related?

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Tristen Byrd

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13 July, 18:11

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).