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frequency comparison table

Subject has acronym has definition

fundamental frequency The lowest characteristic frequency of oscillation of a dynamical system.

gyrofrequency The frequency with which an electron or other charged particle executes spiral gyrations in moving across a magnetic field.

harmonic overtone Any integral multiple of the fundamental frequency

Intermediate Frequency IF The beat frequency between the signal and the local oscillator in a radio detection system.

Larmor frequency The frequency of precession of a charged particle orbiting in a uniform magnetic field. It is equal to eH / 4πm_e, where e is the electron charge, m_e is the electron mass, and H is the magnetic field strength.

Subject	has acronym	has definition
fundamental frequency		The lowest characteristic frequency of oscillation of a dynamical system.
gyrofrequency		The frequency with which an electron or other charged particle executes spiral gyrations in moving across a magnetic field.
harmonic overtone		Any integral multiple of the fundamental frequency
Intermediate Frequency	IF	The beat frequency between the signal and the local oscillator in a radio detection system.
Larmor frequency		The frequency of precession of a charged particle orbiting in a uniform magnetic field. It is equal to eH / 4πm_e, where e is the electron charge, m_e is the electron mass, and H is the magnetic field strength.

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