What is MHz?
MHz is the shortened form of the word megahertz. It is important to understand the meaning of hertz to understand MHz. The term hertz is named for Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, who contributed significantly to the study of electromagnetism. Units within the International System of Units should always be capitalized if named after a person. When spelled out fully, the word should not be capitalized. That’s why the abbreviations are Hz or MHz but the terms are written out as hertz or megahertz. Hertz can be used in the singular or the plural. It denotes a measure of frequency that counts the number of cycles completed in one second, with one hertz equaling one cycle per second. In fact, before the implementation of the term hertz, the measurement was actually called “cycles per second” or cps and MHz were called megacycles. One MHz denotes one million hertz or one million cycles per second. It also equals 1000 kilohertz or KHz, which is often used to describe the measure of bandwidth. This is w
