frequency

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English

Alternative forms

• frequence (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin frequentia, from frequens. English equivalent frequent +‎ -cy.

Pronunciation

• enPR: frĕʹkwən-sē, IPA^(key): /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/

Noun

frequency (countable and uncountable, plural frequencies)

1. (uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.

2. (uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.

3. (countable) The quotient of the number of times ${displaystyle n}$ a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time ${displaystyle t}$ in which it occurs: ${displaystyle f=n/t}$.
4. A tone, character, mood, or vibe
5. (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

Related terms

• frequent
• frequentative
• frequenter

Translations

See also

• cadence
• commonness
• occurrence
• periodicity

Further reading

• Frequency (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “frequency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “frequency”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “frequency”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• quefrency