What is the difference between Period and frequency in physics?

Answer 1

Period is the time it takes to complete a cycle.

Frequency is the inverse of this:

Frequency is the number of cycles in a second.

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Answer 2

All of the above are true but in simple words:
assume u go to work & come back everyday, so period of working is 1 day
since u use the road 2 times
the frequency of being on the road is 2

Answer 3

Frequency = 1 / time period.

Answer 4

In wave mechanics, a period is time between one wave's arrival and another's arrival. If we measure using the wave's front or trough, for example, then we would measure from one trough to another.

Frequency is basically the number of waves that pass a point in a certain period of time (different period from above). For example, the number of waves in one second.

Typically, the units for period is seconds while for frequency is m/s or Hz or other related units.

Answer 5

The period of a waveform is the time taken for a complete oscillation. This is measured in seconds and often denoted by the symbol T.
The frequency on the other hand is the number of oscillations per second(keeping with SI units), the unit is per second or Hertz
and is denoted often by f.
Then simply, by definition we establish the relationship,
T= 1/f

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Answer 6

f=1/p
that means that the period is the action per second and the frequence is the repetition of this period in each second

Answer 7

time period t=1/f
frequency f=1/t

Answer 8

They are inversely proportional