frequency
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin frequentia, from frequens. English equivalent frequent + -cy.
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
- A tone, character, mood, or vibe
- 2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan:
- And if you haven’t picked up on the gay frequencies in her lyrics, her wig choices, and her possible lesbian salutes? Maybe that’s because they weren’t meant for you. IYKYK.
- (statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
Synonyms
- (rate of occurrence): oftenness; see also Thesaurus:commonness and Thesaurus:frequency
- freq
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "rate of occurrence"): period
Derived terms
- angular frequency
- audio frequency
- dual-frequency
- dual tone multi-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
- Larmor frequency
- maximum usable frequency
- Planck angular frequency
- Planck frequency
- radio frequency
- radio-frequency
- radio-frequency identification
- radio frequency integrated circuit
- relative frequency
- sub-audio frequency
- super high frequency
- ultra high frequency
- ultra low frequency
- very high frequency
Related terms
Translations
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
Further reading
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”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
