Frequency

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Frequency is a property of an oscillation, vibration, or other regularly-repeating phenomenon. The frequency of such a phenomenon is the number of repetitions in a unit time. In the SI system of units, frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz), the number of repetitions in one second.

Frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength, which is a length measurement. : ,

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where c = 299,792,458 m/s (the speed of light) and h = 6.626 x 10-34 Js (Planck's constant)