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The period of a swinging pendulum (or any other periodic system, for that matter) is the amount of time it takes to complete an entire cycle - meaning, the time it takes to start and then come back to the original position.

For example, imagine a pendulum that is held so the string holding the mass is parallel to the ground. When you let go, it will swing all the way to the other side, and then all the way back to the starting position. The time it takes to get back to the starting position is the period.

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