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frequency

fre·quency

UK/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ US/ˈfrikwʌnsi/ fairly common

noun

1.

the number of occurrences within a given time period

  • “the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second”
  • “the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older”
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2.

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

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3.

the number of observations in a given statistical category

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Origin

From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy.

Phrases

  • angular frequency
  • audio frequency
  • beat frequency oscillator
  • Coriolis frequency
  • dual tone multi-frequency
  • extremely low frequency
  • frequency assignment
  • frequency band

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