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frequency en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• frĕʹkwən-sē
• /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/

Etymology

From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
   • The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes.
   • With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.
2. (uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
   • The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.
   • The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.
3. (countable) 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 for electric power in the Americas is generally 60 Hz rather than 50.
   • […] 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. 1958 January 14, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 15:
   • The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
   • The frequency of a wave is its velocity v divided by its wavelength #92;lambda: f#61;v#47;#92;lambda.
   • 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. 2015, Patrick R. Nicolas, Scala for Machine Learning, page 109:
   • 36 MHz transponder providing a pool of 794 reallocatable frequencies. 1976, James Martin, Telecommunications and the Computer:
   • Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!
4. (countable, uncountable) A tone, character, mood, or vibe
   • 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. 2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan:
5. (countable, uncountable) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
6. (countable, uncountable) range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones

Forms

Antonyms

period (antonym(s) of “rate of occurrence”)

Deriveds

high frequency gravitational wave · frequency multiplier · high-frequency gravitational wave · eigenfrequency · frequency modulation · biofrequency · sub-audio frequency · super high frequency · high frequency · midfrequency · radio frequency · ultra low frequency · trifrequency · relative frequency · high-frequency trading · equifrequency · radio frequency integrated circuit · monofrequency · frequency-shift keying · bifrequency · frequency dictionary · frequency band · frequency distribution · Planck frequency · Coriolis frequency · time frequency adverbial · frequency clause · time and frequency transfer · dual-frequency · frequency illusion · frequency shift keying · extremely low frequency · frequency polygon · frequency domain · radio-frequency · frecency · isofrequency · Larmor frequency · intermediate frequency · cumulative frequency polygon · underfrequency · gyrofrequency · maximum usable frequency · overfrequency · frequency list · audio frequency · time-frequency analysis · dual tone multi-frequency · multifrequency · cyclofrequency · high-frequency · unifrequency · very high frequency · beat frequency oscillator · radio-frequency identification · frequency channel · subfrequency · ultra high frequency · fundamental frequency · time-frequency representation · frequency assignment · angular frequency · Planck angular frequency · infrequency

Relateds

period · frequent · quantifier · usual · twice a day · rareness · thrice · minutely · once a second · frequentative · five times · twice · annually · commonness · once · as often as not · extremely rare · rare · almost always · very rarely · decamillennial · once a minute · occasionally · gigahertz · infrequently · always · sometimes · biennial · rarely · annual · non-occurring · cadence · megahertz · kilohertz · once every second · often · almost never · rarity · :Category:English frequency adverbs · seldom · frequently · once per second · ratio · hourly · more often than not · occurrence · daily · monthly · very rare · common · biweekly · millennial · frequenter · periodicity · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 136. Frequency · hardly ever · hertz · time · yearly · never · usually · three times · very often · rate · four times · centenary · unit of measure · centennial · biennially · weekly

Synonyms

freq · frequency · oftenness (rate of occurrence)

Translations (170)

sh фреквѐнција (number of occurrences divided by time) · be ча́стасць (rate of occurrence of anything) · el συχνότητα (rate of occurrence of anything) · uk частота́ (number of occurrences divided by time) · bn কম্পাঙ্ক (number of occurrences divided by time) · hu ismétlődés (rate of occurrence of anything) · la crēbritās (rate of occurrence of anything) · tr frekans (number of occurrences divided by time) · be частата́ (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · sh frekvèncija (number of occurrences divided by time) · ro frecvență (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · it frequenza (number of occurrences divided by time) · da frekvens (number of occurrences divided by time) · vi tính thường xuyên (rate of occurrence of anything) · ca freqüència (number of occurrences divided by time) · sl frekvenca (number of occurrences divided by time) · sl pogostost (number of occurrences divided by time) · id frekuensi (rate of occurrence of anything) · lo ຄວາມຖີ່ (rate of occurrence of anything) · hi आवृत्ति (rate of occurrence of anything) · hy հաճախություն (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · el συχνότητα (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · gd bitheantas (rate of occurrence of anything) · hu frekvencia (number of occurrences divided by time) · ka სიხშირე (rate of occurrence of anything) · gl frecuencia (number of occurrences divided by time) · mr वारंवारता (rate of occurrence of anything) · pt frequência (rate of occurrence of anything) · my အကြိမ် (rate of occurrence of anything) · ms frekuensi (number of occurrences divided by time) · pt frequência (number of occurrences divided by time) · pl częstotliwość (rate of occurrence of anything) · ur تَعَدُّد (rate of occurrence of anything) · fr fréquence (number of occurrences divided by time) · sh čestost (rate of occurrence of anything) · cmn 次數 /次数 (rate of occurrence of anything) · an freqüencia (number of occurrences divided by time) · fy frekwinsje (rate of occurrence of anything) · fo tídd (number of occurrences divided by time) · sv frekvens (number of occurrences divided by time) · sl pogostost (rate of occurrence of anything) · bg честота́ (number of occurrences divided by time) · kk жиілік (rate of occurrence of anything) · eo ofto (rate of occurrence of anything) · tg басомад (rate of occurrence of anything) · mi iarere (The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs) · sh učestalost (rate of occurrence of anything) · ja 周波数 (number of occurrences divided by time) · de Frequenz (rate of occurrence of anything) · ca freqüència (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · lo ຄວາມຖີ່ (number of occurrences divided by time) · he תדירות (number of occurrences divided by time) · ky жыштык (rate of occurrence of anything) · gl frecuencia (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · pl częstość (rate of occurrence of anything) · sk častosť (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · mk че́стота (number of occurrences divided by time) · ro desime (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · sv frekvens (rate of occurrence of anything) · hu gyakoriság (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · cs častost (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · th ความถี่ (number of occurrences divided by time) · cs kmitočet (number of occurrences divided by time) · an freqüencia (rate of occurrence of anything) · ro frecvență (rate of occurrence of anything) · uk частота́ (rate of occurrence of anything) · de Häufigkeit (rate of occurrence of anything) · tr frekans (rate of occurrence of anything) · mk че́стота (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · fo tíðføri (rate of occurrence of anything) · fr fréquence (rate of occurrence of anything) · gd tricead (rate of occurrence of anything) · tl dalas (number of occurrences divided by time) · de Häufigkeit (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · fo tíðleiki (number of occurrences divided by time) · da hyppighed (rate of occurrence of anything) · an freqüencia (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · be частата́ (number of occurrences divided by time) · pl częstotliwość (number of occurrences divided by time) · th ความถี่ (rate of occurrence of anything) · tl dalas (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · fi taajuus (number of occurrences divided by time) · he תדר (number of occurrences divided by time) · uk ча́стість (rate of occurrence of anything) · fo tíðleiki (rate of occurrence of anything) · ru частота́ (number of occurrences divided by time) · es frecuencia (number of occurrences divided by time) · hy հաճախականություն (rate of occurrence of anything) · nl frequentie (number of occurrences divided by time) · id frekuensi (The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs) · it frequenza (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · de Frequenz (number of occurrences divided by time) · nl frequentie (rate of occurrence of anything) · ko 진동수 (number of occurrences divided by time) · fo tíðføri (number of occurrences divided by time) · sk kmitočet (number of occurrences divided by time) · az tezlik (rate of occurrence of anything) · cmn 頻率 /频率 (rate of occurrence of anything) · cmn 頻度 /频度 (rate of occurrence of anything) · lv frekvence (number of occurrences divided by time) · hy հաճախություն (number of occurrences divided by time) · fa فرکانس (number of occurrences divided by time) · eo ofteco (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · nb hyppighet (rate of occurrence of anything) · es frecuencia (rate of occurrence of anything) · tr frekans (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · cmn 頻數 /频数 (number of occurrences divided by time) · cs frekvence (rate of occurrence of anything) · es frecuencia (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · ko 빈도 (rate of occurrence of anything) · ja 頻度 (rate of occurrence of anything) · fi yleisyys (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · fa بسامد (rate of occurrence of anything) · he תדירות (rate of occurrence of anything) · az tezlik (number of occurrences divided by time) · be частата́ (rate of occurrence of anything) · ar تَرَدُّد (rate of occurrence of anything) · sk frekvencia (rate of occurrence of anything) · nl regelmaat (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · cs frekvence (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · km ប្រេកង់ (number of occurrences divided by time) · sk početnosť (rate of occurrence of anything) · vi tần số (number of occurrences divided by time) · pt frequência (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · sk frekvencia (number of occurrences divided by time) · uz chastota (number of occurrences divided by time) · mi auautanga (rate of occurrence of anything) · tl dalas (rate of occurrence of anything) · ru частота́ (rate of occurrence of anything) · mk фрекве́нција (number of occurrences divided by time) · el συχνότητα (number of occurrences divided by time) · ar تَرَدُّد (The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs) · mk че́стота (rate of occurrence of anything) · ar تَرَدُّد (number of occurrences divided by time) · fi frekvenssi (rate of occurrence of anything) · is tíðni (rate of occurrence of anything) · ms kekerapan (rate of occurrence of anything) · pl częstość (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · fo tíðleiki (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · is tíðni (number of occurrences divided by time) · gd tricead (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · ms frekuensi (rate of occurrence of anything) · sh čestoća (rate of occurrence of anything) · ur تَعَدُّد (The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs) · gd bitheantas (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · eo frekvenco (number of occurrences divided by time) · th ความถี่ (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · cmn 常常 (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · sk frekvencia (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · fo tídd (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · no frekvens (number of occurrences divided by time) · ms kekerapan (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · gl frecuencia (rate of occurrence of anything) · fo tídd (rate of occurrence of anything) · bg честота́ (rate of occurrence of anything) · uk частота́ (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · de Regelmäßigkeit (rate of occurrence of anything) · it frequenza (rate of occurrence of anything) · fi taajuus (rate of occurrence of anything) · ro frecvență (number of occurrences divided by time) · cs četnost (rate of occurrence of anything) · uz tezlik (rate of occurrence of anything) · hu gyakoriság (rate of occurrence of anything) · fi taajuus (The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs) · ca freqüència (rate of occurrence of anything) · fr fréquence (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · cs frekvence (number of occurrences divided by time) · nb hyppighet (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · fo tíðføri (property of occurring often rather than infrequently) · sh učestanost (rate of occurrence of anything)