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'''Hertz''' is a measure of how frequently something changes state.  Something that changes state once per second oscillates at one hertz.
 
The frequency of sound waves are sometimes measured in hertz, or kilohertz -- thousands of cycles per second.
 
The speed of computer clocks is often expressed in megahertz -- millions of cycles per second.

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