fundamental frequency

fundamental frequency

noun Physics.
1.
the lowest frequency at which a medium will freely oscillate.
2.
the frequency of the fundamental.

Origin:
1960–65
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Fundamental frequency is always a great word to know.
So is radiation. Does it mean:
the distance measured by the propagation of a wave between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body
WordNet
fundamental frequency

noun
the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn: fundamental
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