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AQA · GCSE · Computer Science · Higher

Meaning of hertz

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Define the term hertz.

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  1. 1 Defines hertz as one sample per second or one cycle per second.

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One sound sample per second.

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Says hertz means how loud the sound is.

The term is about a rate per second, not the volume of the sound.