Symbols:Greek/Omega/Angular Frequency

Angular Frequency

$\omega$

Let $f$ be a physical process that can be modelled by a periodic function whose nature is that of a sinusoid.

The angular frequency of $f$ is a measure of the rate of oscillation of $f$ equal to $2 \pi \nu$, where $\nu$ is the frequency of $f$.

The usual symbol used to denote angular frequency is $\omega$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\omega\) is \omega .

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular frequency
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): angular frequency