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As radio frequency, in would be modulation in hertz, kilohertz, megahertz. In other areas of measure it could be peak-to-peak. I.E. the maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies, usually with regular frequency.

The unit of amplitude depends specifically on the type of wave, certain mechanical waves (e.g. those in in a plucked guitar string) have amplitudes measured in metres. Pressure waves (such as sound) have the unit of pressure as their amplitude (Pascals) where as electromagnetic waves use the electric field strength in volts/metre as the unit of amplitude.

As you look at an oscilloscope, the vertical peak of a waveform

From Wikipedia: The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.

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