pulse rate
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Once in the late 1950s, while building machinery to record sounds a heart makes, he accidentally used the wrong resistor, but its electrical pulse rate was steady, like a heartbeat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The drums can produce melody and, while mellow, come alive with a speed that dramatically raises the pulse rate.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Apple is expected to begin selling its flagship smartwatches without the capability to detect people’s pulse rate.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024
Sometimes called a pulse rate, it's normally presented in beats per minute.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022
"Blood pressure zero, pulse rate zero, temperature normal."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
