Talk:hertz

What does Hertz have to do with computers and stuff, like my MP3s are 22, 41, or 48 MHz, or my SPU is 677 MHz, what does cycles have to do with my computer, does it spin? I dont see anything! And how can digital files spin? Also, I hear humans only hear 20 Hz, then why put my MP3s higher? How can sound cycles? — This comment was unsigned.

Wrong kind of cycle. See w:Image:Sine waves different frequencies.svg. --Connel MacKenzie 17:40, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Refers to the fetch-execute cycle of a CPU. SemperBlotto 18:55, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

1 hert: Singular backformation

Noticed a knowledgeable engineer who use "hert" as the singular of hertz, as in "half a hert" (video @ 8:20) and "We can predict to the hert" (video @ 15:39). Evidently he's treating hertz as a plural (analogous to "herts"). If there's more evidence of this usage we should add it to the entry. Pengo (talk) 03:25, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Never heard this in science circles, but I can't speak for engineers. I don't think you're going to find anything in writing. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 03:38, 19 April 2017 (UTC)