'Frequency' definitions:
Definition of 'frequency'
From: WordNet
noun
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" [syn: frequency, frequence, oftenness]
noun
The ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations [syn: frequency, relative frequency]
noun
The number of observations in a given statistical category [syn: frequency, absolute frequency]
Definition of 'Frequency'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'frequency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- AF,
- amplitude,
- antinode,
- audio frequency,
- carrier frequency,
- CPS,
- crest,
- cycles,
- de Broglie wave,
- diffraction,
- EHF,
- electromagnetic radiation,
- electromagnetic wave,
- extremely high frequency,
- fluctuation,
- frequency band,
- frequency spectrum,
- fundamental,
- fundamental tone,
- guided wave,
- harmonic,
- harmonic motion,
- hertz,
- HF,
- high frequency,
- Hz,
- in phase,
- interference,
- intermediate frequency,
- intonation,
- kilocycles,
- kilohertz,
- libration,
- light,
- longitudinal wave,
- low frequency,
- lower frequencies,
- mechanical wave,
- medium frequency,
- megacycles,
- megahertz,
- MF,
- monotone,
- monotony,
- node,
- nutation,
- oscillation,
- out of phase,
- overtone,
- partial,
- partial tone,
- pendulation,
- period,
- periodic wave,
- periodicity,
- pitch,
- radio frequency,
- radio wave,
- ray,
- reinforcement,
- resonance,
- resonance frequency,
- RF,
- seismic wave,
- SHF,
- shock wave,
- sound wave,
- spark frequency,
- spectrum,
- superhigh frequency,
- surface wave,
- tidal wave,
- tone,
- tonelessness,
- transverse wave,
- trough,
- UHF,
- ultrahigh frequency,
- upper frequencies,
- vacillation,
- very high frequency,
- very low frequency,
- VHF,
- vibrancy,
- vibratility,
- vibration,
- VLF,
- wave,
- wave equation,
- wave motion,
- wave number,
- wavelength,
- wavering
Words containing 'Frequency'
- Frequence,
- Frequencies,
- absolute frequency,
- audio frequency,
- frequency band,
- frequency distribution,
- frequency modulated,
- frequency modulation,
- frequency response,
- fundamental frequency,
- high frequency,
- infrared frequency,
- low frequency,
- medium frequency,
- nyquist frequency,
- radio frequency,
- relative frequency,
- sampling frequency,
- superhigh frequency,
- ultrahigh frequency,
- very high frequency,
- very low frequency,
- Law of frequency of error,
- extremely high frequency,
- extremely low frequency,
- frequency-response characteristic,
- frequency-response curve,
- radio-frequency spectrum