plural hertz
: a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second
—abbreviation Hz
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The monitor has a refresh rate of 100 hertz and is compatible with AMD’s FreeSync technology.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Humans and animals hear at different hertz levels.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
The frequency of a sound wave, measured in hertz (Hz), is the number of waves that pass a certain point in one second.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
That tablet also has a much less powerful Exynos 1380 and a smaller 90-hertz display.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
Humans and animals hear at different hertz levels.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025
The frequency of a sound wave, measured in hertz (Hz), is the number of waves that pass a certain point in one second.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 7 Aug. 2025
That tablet also has a much less powerful Exynos 1380 and a smaller 90-hertz display.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Hertz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hertz. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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Heinrich Rudolf 1857–1894 German physicist
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