Sampling Rate
The Number of Times Per Second a Sample is Taken
CD-Audio is Sampled 44,100 Times Per Second (44.1 KHz)
A Computer Checks the Analog Wave 44,100 Times Per Second
This Many Samples Will "Accurately" Represent the Original

But, More Samples Means More Computer Storage Needed
Why 44,100? You Must Sample at Twice the Highest Frequency Humans Can Hear
Humans Can Hear Up to 22,000 Hz, So About 44,000 Samples Must Be Taken

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