frequency
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin frequentia, from frequens.
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[edit] Noun
frequency (plural frequencies)
- (uncountable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
- With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.
- The frequency of bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minutes.
- (uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
- The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.
- The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.
- (countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f = n / t.
- The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
- The frequency of a wave is its velocity v divided by its wavelength λ: f = v / λ.
- Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!
- The frequency for electric power in the Americas is generally 60 Hz rather than 50.
[edit] Antonyms
- (rate of occurrence): period
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[edit] Translations
rate of occurrence of anything
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property of occurring often rather than infrequently
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number of occurrences divided by time
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- frequency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- frequency in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- frequency at OneLook Dictionary Search
