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The smallest time after which a periodic motion repeats is its:

ASwing
BPeriod
CPhase
DCycle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Period
1. Many intervals bring the motion back to the same state. 2. The shortest of them is singled out. 3. That shortest interval is the period. _Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Chapter 14, Oscillations._
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