Rate
A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected".
This concept's ID is @1~77521
Vital Sign
- pulse
The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's...
- respiratory rate
The rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick...
Kilohertz
- kilohertz
One thousand periods per second.
- cycle
The unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second.
Physics
- acceleration
(physics) a rate of increase of velocity.
- deceleration
(physics) a rate of decrease in velocity.
Also contains
- speed
Distance travelled per unit time.
- frequency
The number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was...
- mortality
The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per...
- flux
The rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface.
- pace
The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
- megahertz
One million periods per second.
- sampling rate
(telecommunication) the frequency of sampling per unit time.
- data rate
The rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information.
- flow
The amount of fluid that flows in a given time.
- growth rate
The rate of increase in size per unit time.
- metabolic rate
Rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period.
- rate of return
The amount returned per unit of time expressed as a percentage of the cost.
- pace
The rate of some repeating event.
- bits per second
(computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem).
- words per minute
The rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing).
- jerk
(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration.
- fertility
The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000...
- attrition rate
The rate of shrinkage in size or number.
- crime rate
The ratio of crimes in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population...
- ESR
The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions;...
- dose rate
The quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time.
- gigahertz
1,000,000,000 periods per second.
- inflation rate
The rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly...
- kilometers per hour
The ratio of the distance traveled (in kilometers) to the time spent traveling...
- terahertz
One trillion periods per second.
- miles per hour
The ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in ho...
- revolutions per minute
Rate of revolution of a motor; "the engine was doing 6000 revs".
- spacing
The time between occurrences of a repeating event; "some women do not control the spacing...
- solar constant
The rate at which radiant solar energy is received at the outer layer of the earth's...