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| fre·quen·cy [ frkwənssee ] (plural fre·quen·cies) |
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1. frequent occurrence: the fact of happening often or regularly at short intervals
  quite good friends, judging by the frequency of his visits
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2. rate of occurrence: the number of times that something happens during a period of time
We're trying to establish the frequency of his visits. Did he come once a month?
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3. broadcasting wavelength for broadcasting: a wavelength on which a radio or television signal is broadcast and to which a receiving set can be tuned
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4. physics rate of recurrence: the number of times that something such as an oscillation, a waveform, or a cycle is repeated within a specific length of time, usually one second.
Symbol νf
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5. statistics number of occurrences of statistical result: the number of times a particular result occurs in a statistical survey absolute frequency, or the ratio of that number to the total results obtained in the survey relative frequency
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