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Kilohertz
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Kilohertz
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A
kilohertz
(
kHz
) is a
unit
of
frequency
equal to 1,000
hertz
(1,000 cycles per second). kHz is most commonly used in reference to
radio frequencies
and
audio signal processing
. The name
kilocycle
is an obsolete name for the same concept.