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Phase velocity

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The phase velocity of a wave is the rate at which the phase of the wave propagates in space. This is the velocity at which the phase of any one frequency component of the wave will propagate. You could pick one particular phase of the wave (for example the crest) and it would travel at the phase velocity.

See dispersion for a full discussion of wave velocities.

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