What is the time taken by an oscillator to complete one oscillation called?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RRC Group D Previous Paper 60 (Held On: 25 Sept 2018 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is period.

Key Points

The time for one complete cycle, a left swing and a right swing, is called the period.
The period depends on the length of the pendulum and also to a slight degree on the amplitude, the width of the pendulum's swing.

Additional Information

Motion that repeats itself regularly is called periodic motion. One complete repetition of the motion is called a cycle.
- The duration of each cycle is the period.
The frequency refers to the number of cycles completed in an interval of time.
- It is the reciprocal of the period and can be calculated with the equation f=1/T.
- Some motion is best characterized by the angular frequency (ω).
The angular frequency refers to the angular displacement per unit time and is calculated from the frequency with the equation ω=2πf.
In short:
- Period: The duration of one cycle in a repeating event.
- Angular frequency: The angular displacement per unit time.
- Frequency: The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f = n / t.