Wavelength



Wavelength is a parameter of a wave that characterizes its spatial periodicity. It indicates the smallest distance between two corresponding points on a propagating wave, e.g. two maxima or two minima. With the wave frequency f and the wave speed c, the wavelength is related by the following relation:




 * $$\lambda = \frac{c}{f}$$

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