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Frequency & rotational speed

kilohertzkHz

Kilo-scaled variant of the hertz, exactly kHz = 1000 base unit.

Dimension
1/T
Canonical signature
T^-1
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 kHz = 1,000 Hz
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
kilo hertz, kilo cps, kilo cycles per second

Same dimension

Related units

hertzsiHzrevolution per minutesi acceptedrpmquettahertzsiQHzronnahertzsiRHzyottahertzsiYHzzettahertzsiZHzexahertzsiEHzpetahertzsiPHz

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 kHz = 1,000 Hz

Exact relationship

10 kHz = 10,000 Hz

Exact relationship