Last edited 17 Feb 2025

Hertz

Approved document E: Resistance to the passage of sound, 2003 edition incorporating 2004, 2010, 2013 and 2015 amendments, defines Hertz (Hz) as: “The unit of the frequency of a sound (formerly called cycles per second).”

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