frequency
The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
Example
“With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.”
Other meanings
The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
“The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.”
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.”
Related words
- dual-frequency
- angular frequency
- audio frequency
- extremely low frequency
- frequency assignment
- frequency channel
- frequency distribution
- frequency list
- frequency modulation
- frequency multiplier
- frequency shift keying
- frequency-shift keying
Word history
From Latin "frequentia".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “frequency” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.