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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- frequence (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin frequentia, from frequens. English equivalent frequent + -cy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frequency (countable and uncountable, plural frequencies)
- (uncountable or countable) 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 one every 15 to one every 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 a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs: .
- The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
- The frequency of a wave is its velocity divided by its wavelength : .
- 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.
- (statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
Synonyms[edit]
- (rate of occurrence): oftenness; see also Thesaurus:commonness and Thesaurus:frequency
- freq
Antonyms[edit]
- (rate of occurrence): period
Derived terms[edit]
- angular frequency
- audio frequency
- dual-frequency
- extremely low frequency
- frequency assignment
- frequency channel
- frequency distribution
- frequency list
- frequency modulation
- frequency multiplier
- frequency-shift keying
- frequency shift keying
- fundamental frequency
- high frequency
- high-frequency
- high frequency gravitational wave
- high-frequency gravitational wave
- high-frequency trading
- intermediate frequency
- low-frequency
- maximum usable frequency
- Planck angular frequency
- Planck frequency
- radio-frequency
- radio frequency
- radio-frequency identification
- radio frequency integrated circuit
- relative frequency
- super high frequency
- ultra high frequency
- ultra low frequency
- very high frequency
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
rate of occurrence of anything
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property of occurring often rather than infrequently
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The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs
number of occurrences divided by time
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Frequency (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “frequency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “frequency”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- frequency at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
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