count per minute

Thân thiện

The scientist records the count per minute on the Geiger counter.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Frequency per minute: A measurement of the rate at which discrete events or items are tallied, expressed as the number of such counts occurring in a sixty-second interval.

Usage

• This term is primarily used in technical, scientific, and industrial contexts to quantify a rate of occurrence.
• It functions as a singular noun phrase, often abbreviated as cpm.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The Geiger counter registered a radiation level of 250 counts per minute.
  • The machine's output is monitored in counts per minute to ensure efficiency.

Advanced Usage

• "To measure in counts per minute": To use this unit as the standard for quantifying a rate.
  • The experiment required us to measure the particle emission in counts per minute.

Variants and Related Words

• Count (n/v): The act of numbering or a total number; to determine the total number of units in a collection.
• Rate (n): A measure, quantity, or frequency measured against another unit.
• Frequency (n): The rate at which something occurs over a particular period.

Synonyms

• Frequency per minute: The number of repetitions of a periodic process in one minute.
• Events per minute: A less technical term for the number of occurrences in a minute.

Notes

• Count per minute (cpm) is a specific unit of measurement. It should not be confused with cycles per minute or revolutions per minute (rpm), which typically describe rotational speed.
• In fields like radiation detection, cpm is a common but uncalibrated measurement; it is often converted to more standardized units like becquerels or sieverts for dose assessment.

Học thuật

Noun

1. frequency per minute

Từ đồng nghĩa

• counts/minute