frequency

English

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Etymology

From LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#FREQUENCY frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cyCategory:English terms suffixed with -cy#FREQUENCY.

Pronunciation

Noun

frequency (countable and uncountable, plural frequencies)Category:English lemmas#FREQUENCYCategory:English nouns#FREQUENCYCategory:English uncountable nouns#FREQUENCYCategory:English countable nouns#FREQUENCYCategory:English countable nouns#FREQUENCYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FREQUENCYCategory:Pages with entries#FREQUENCYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#FREQUENCY

  1. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#FREQUENCY or countableCategory:English countable nouns#FREQUENCY) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
    With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
    The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes.Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
  2. (uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#FREQUENCY) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
    The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
    The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
  3. (countableCategory:English countable nouns#FREQUENCY) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
    The frequency of a wave is its velocity divided by its wavelength : .Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
    Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
    The frequency for electric power in the Americas is generally 60 Hz rather than 50.Category:English terms with usage examples#FREQUENCY
    • 1958 January, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 15:
      [] the Plan incorporates in proper combination every available modern technique, including extensive electrification on the new standard high-voltage a.c. system at a frequency of 50 cycles; main-line diesel traction as a half-way house to electrification; lightweight diesel trains for secondary and branch services; and a smaller wagon fleet doing more work by the use of continuous brakes in conjunction with modernised terminals and marshalling yards.
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    • 1976, James Martin, Telecommunications and the Computer:
      36 MHz transponder providing a pool of 794 reallocatable frequencies.
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    • 2015, Patrick R. Nicolas, Scala for Machine Learning, page 109:
      In this case, a band-pass filter using a range or window of frequencies is appropriate to isolate the frequency or the group of frequencies that characterize a specific cycle.
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  4. 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.
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  5. (statisticsCategory:en:Statistics#FREQUENCY) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
  6. (telecommunicationsCategory:en:Telecommunications#FREQUENCY) range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones

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Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of rate of occurrence): period

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