ELI5 I don’t understand amplitude and frequency, help please

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ELI5 I don’t understand amplitude and frequency, help please

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My old physics teacher put it simply:

In sound, frequency sets the tone, amplitude is the volume control.

In light, frequency determines the colour, amplitude is how bright that colour is.

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