The vertical position has the same units as the amplitude because the sine function is a dimensionless, unitless quantity. In the equation , the argument of the sine function evaluates to a pure number in radians, which has no physical units.
Conditions: Applies to the traveling sinusoidal wave equation .; The sine function outputs a dimensionless number.; is measured in distance units (e.g., meters).
The vertical position has the same units as the amplitude because the sine function is a dimensionless, unitless quantity. In the equation , the argument of the sine function evaluates to a pure number in radians, which has no physical units.
Conditions: Applies to the traveling sinusoidal wave equation .; The sine function outputs a dimensionless number.; is measured in distance units (e.g., meters).