Wavelength () is the minimum distance between two points in phase (e.g. crest to crest, trough to trough, compression to compression).
Related to frequency and speed by:
Long wavelength = low frequency (and vice versa) for a given wave speed.
Wavelength determines the type of electromagnetic radiation (e.g. radio waves have wavelengths from metres to kilometres; gamma rays have wavelengths less than m).
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