During superposition of two waves of nearly equal frequencies, beats frequency is defined as the
  • A
    Sum of frequencies of interfering waves
  • B
    Number of times the resultant intensity becomes maximum or minimum in one second
  • C
    Average of frequencies of interfering waves
  • D
    Number of times the resultant amplitude becomes maximum or minimum in one second
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