amplitude

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Olympic halfpipes are 6.7m high, with Atkin achieving an amplitude of more than 5m during her final.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

She won hearts with her big amplitude off the halfpipe and funny pre-run tweets.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

They are judged on the amplitude - the height they reach - as well as the difficulty of the tricks and how well they have executed them.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

One key measure was relative amplitude, which reflects the difference between a person's most active and least active times of day.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

The amplitude of the wave is a measure of the displacement: how big is the change from no displacement to the peak of a wave?

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones