Posted by Natalie L. Smith on Mar 07, 2002 at 11:52
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I think there is a word that is eluding me. The amplitude of a wave expresses the magnitude of the _______ of the wave. For example, take a pressure wave. The pressure varies and the amplitude of the wave at any point x would be the pressure of the medium at that point. Therefore, we would say that pressure is the "__________" of that wave. For any wave of varying value, there must be a term used for the parameter being measured/expressed. So, for a light wave we would say that the electric/magnetic field strength is the "___________" of a light wave. I KNOW there must be a specific term, but it just won't come to me. Help!
Re: Keep looking because this isn't it... Dale 07/3 12:04
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