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pulse rate

NOUN
vital signs
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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

It is based on things like posture and pulse rate.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024

Sometimes called a pulse rate, it's normally presented in beats per minute.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022

Music can affect our heartbeat, blood pressure, and pulse rate, and reduce stress, anxiety and even depression.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin