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fundamental frequency comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
frequency	quantity	Number of oscillations per second of an electromagnetic wave. The amplitude of a wave depends on the intensity; the wavelength, on the frequency.
fundamental frequency	frequency	The lowest characteristic frequency of oscillation of a dynamical system.

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