Physics A-Level
Time-base
What Time-base means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Time-base
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Reference: OCR
The control that sets the horizontal scale, so the horizontal width of one cycle in divisions multiplied by the time-base gives the period.
Topics that use Time-base
- Practical skills (OCR A-Level)
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