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Wave velocity may refer to:

• Phase velocity, the velocity at which a wave phase propagates
• Pulse wave velocity, the velocity at which a pulse travels through a medium, usually applied to arteries as a measure of arterial stiffness
• Group velocity, the propagation velocity for the envelope of wave groups and often of wave energy, different from the phase velocity for dispersive waves
• Signal velocity, the velocity at which a wave carries information
• Front velocity, the velocity at which the first rise of a pulse above zero moves forward

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