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

Two months ago, Apple lost a patent case over the technology its smartwatches use to detect people’s pulse rate.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

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