Frequency - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfriːkwənsɪ|  American pronunciation of the word frequency
Brit.  |ˈfriːkw(ə)nsɪ|  British pronunciation of the word frequency

noun

- the number of occurrences within a given time period (syn: frequence)
the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
- the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
- the number of observations in a given statistical category

Extra examples

The frequency of student errors was frustrating to the young teacher.

Our visits decreased in frequency.

Errors were occurring with increasing frequency.

Side effects from prescribed drugs are being reported with increasing frequency (=more and more often).

The relative frequency of fraternal twins has halved since 1950.

Businesses come and go with alarming frequency.

This station broadcasts on three different frequencies.

Dolphins produce a high frequency sound.

...studied the frequency of coition in animals that mate for life...

Attacks of asthma decrease in frequency through early adult life.

The oscillator hunts about the correct frequency

Word forms

noun
singular: frequency
plural: frequencies
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