Full name: hertz
Symbol: Hz
Alternate spelling: frequency
Category type: frequency
Scale factor: 1
The SI derived unit for frequency is the hertz.
Valid units must be of the frequency type.
You can use this form to select from known units:
The hertz (symbol Hz) is the SI unit of frequency. It is named in honour of the German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz who made some important contributions to science in the field of electromagnetism.