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noun
- 1. the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample: "an increase in the frequency of accidents due to increased overtime"
- 2. the rate per second of a vibration constituting a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light): "different thicknesses of glass will absorb different frequencies of sound"
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Frequency (symbol f), most often measured in hertz (symbol: Hz), is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. It is also occasionally referred to as temporal frequency for clarity and to distinguish it from spatial frequency.
frequency, in physics, the number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time; also, the number of cycles or vibrations undergone during one unit of time by a body in periodic motion.
FREQUENCY definition: 1. the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something…. Learn more.
frequency. noun. fre· quen· cy ˈfrē-kwən (t)-sē. plural frequencies. Synonyms of frequency. 1. : the fact or condition of occurring frequently. the frequency of automobile accidents. 2. a. : the number of times that a periodic function repeats the same sequence of values during a unit variation of the independent variable. b.
1. the state of being frequent; frequent occurrence. 2. the number of times that an event occurs within a given period; rate of recurrence. 3. (Mathematics) physics the number of times that a periodic function or vibration repeats itself in a specified time, often 1 second. It is usually measured in hertz. Symbol: ν or f. 4. (Statistics) statistics
frequency. noun. /ˈfriːkwənsi/. /ˈfriːkwənsi/. (plural frequencies) [uncountable, countable] the rate at which something happens or is repeated. Fatal road accidents have decreased in frequency over recent years.
Frequency measures how often things repeat over time. City buses often reach stops at a frequency of every 15 minutes, unless it's snowing or raining really hard. In that case, the frequency will slow.
Frequency definition: the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence. See examples of FREQUENCY used in a sentence.
FREQUENCY definition: 1. the number of times something happens in a particular period, or the fact that something happens…. Learn more.
1. uncountable noun. The frequency of an event is the number of times it happens during a particular period. The frequency of Kara's phone calls increased rapidly. [ + of] The tanks broke down with increasing frequency.
