frequency

About 58.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.

   With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.

2. noun The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.

   The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.

3. noun The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.

   The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.

4. noun A tone, character, mood, or vibe
5. noun number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
6. noun range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones

Similar words

absolute frequency relative frequency oftenness frequence timing number sample interval common mating

Often followed by

of and is in with distribution response range for

Word family

frequencies