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noun
- 1. the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
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The hertz is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units, often described as being equivalent to one event per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose formal expression in terms of SI base units is s−1, meaning that one hertz is one per second or the reciprocal of one second. It is used only in the case of periodic events. It is named after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857–1894), t... Wikipedia