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FREQ [2 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Acoustics (Physics)
  • Radio Waves
  • Military Communications
DEF

The number of events per unit time for a periodic function, usually expressed in hertz (Hz) ...

OBS

frequency : term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

frequency: term standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

OBS

frequency; freq: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Acoustique (Physique)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Transmissions militaires
DEF

[...] nombre de périodes par unité de temps.

OBS

L'unité de fréquence dans le système international d'unités est le hertz [symbole] Hz.

OBS

fréquence : terme et définition normalisés par l'Association française de normalisation (AFNOR) et reproduits avec son autorisation.

OBS

fréquence; fréq : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Acústica (Física)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Comunicaciones militares
DEF

Número entero de períodos o ciclos alcanzados en la unidad de tiempo por una magnitud o fenómeno periódico (onda acústica o electromagnética). Es el valor inverso del periodo de una onda sinusoidal. Se expresa en Hercios, abreviadamente (Hz).

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