frequency

Noun
Synonyms: frequenceoftennessrelative frequencyabsolute frequency

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the number of occurrences within a given time period“the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second”“the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older”Synonyms: frequenceoftenness
  2. the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observationsSynonyms: relative frequency
  3. the number of observations in a given statistical categorySynonyms: absolute frequency
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Frequency \Fre"quen*cy\, n.; pl. Frequencies. [L. frequentia numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fr['e]quence. See Frequent.]

1.The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles. [1913 Webster]

The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies' visits.— Fuller.[1913 Webster]

2.A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

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