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frequency

/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/noun3 syllables

Frequency means: the number of occurrences within a given time period.

Synonyms for frequency5

noun, as in the number of occurrences within a given time period

frequence, oftenness

noun, as in the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

relative frequency

noun, as in the number of observations in a given statistical category

absolute frequency

also used for frequency

freq

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What does frequency mean?3

noun

1

the number of occurrences within a given time period“the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second”

2

the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

3

the number of observations in a given statistical category

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Frequency in a sentence

  • By using four types of metal, specific frequency resonance is suppressed.Zifre
  • For our purposes, the amplitude of the waves is less important than their frequency.AlanF_US
  • The recent frequency of earthquakes makes us nervous.Scott
  • The frequency of crime in the town is high.AlanF_US
  • The mean value of the frequency decreases with increasing amplitude.shekitten
  • I added newspaper article frequency data to the 'Kanji list' function.AlanF_US
  • Any homogeneous cycle has a period and a frequency.marcelostockle
  • Ziri waters his ivy less in quantity and more in frequency.Amastan

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Forms of frequency

as a noun

plural
frequencies