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Webster 1913 Edition
Frequency
Fre′quen-cy
,Noun.
pl.
Frequencies
(#)
. 1.
The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence;
as, the
frequency
of crimes; the frequency
of miracles.The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the
frequencies
of ladies’ visits. Fuller.
2.
A crowd; a throng.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Webster 1828 Edition
Frequency
FRE'QUENCY
, n.1.
A return or occurrence of a thing often repeated at short intervals. The frequency of crimes abates our horror at the commission; the frequency of capital punishments tends to destroy their proper effect.2.
A crowd; a throng. [Not used.]Definition 2024
frequency
frequency
English
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 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
Antonyms
- (rate of occurrence): period
Related terms
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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