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Sound & Acoustics

Hertz (Hz) - Audio

Modern equivalent

Cycles per second

A frequency metric tracking physical compression wave cycles per second across the human hearing range.

Hertz outlines the exact physical boundaries of the baseline human hearing envelope, stretching from deep, structural bass tremors at 20 Hz up to high-pitched treble vibrations peaking near 20,000 Hz.

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