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...