Ocillating Motion (cont.)

and a rotating mass (above). If the exact same mass, stiffness and damping are introduced into these systems the motion would produce a waveform. Without the effect of damping on these systems, the motion could continue indefinitely. As the mass travels up and down at regular intervals it becomes cyclic or periodic.

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