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
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