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Define amplitude

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Amplitude is the maximum displacement of a particle in a wave from its rest position.

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Period is the time taken to produce one complete wave.

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Wavelength is the shortest distance between any 2 points in a wave that are in phase.

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Frequency of a wave is the number of complete waves produced per second.