privity definition: Privity is defined as a secret between two people, or a close relationship recognized by law. (noun) When two people know the family secret, this is an example of a shared privity. When two people enter into a contract together, ...
The period is the duration of time of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency. For example, if a newborn baby's heart beats at a frequency of 120 times a minute, its periodâthe time interval between beatsâis half a second (that is, 60 seconds divided by 120 beats).
Frequency and period are distinctly different, yet related, quantities. Frequency refers to how often something happens. Period refers to the time it takes something to happen. Frequency is a rate quantity. Period is a time quantity. Frequency is the cycles/second. Period is the seconds/cycle. As an example of the distinction and the relatedness of frequency and period, consider a woodpecker that drums upon a tree at a periodic rate. If the woodpecker drums upon a tree 2 times in one second, then the frequency is 2 Hz.