Definitions for frequency

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frequency fre·quen·cy

Spelling: [free-kwuh n-see]

IPA: /ˈfri kwən si/

Frequency is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 26 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 28 points.

You can make 151 anagrams from letters in frequency (ceefnqruy).

Definitions for frequency

noun

1. Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence:
2. rate of occurrence:
3. Physics. the number of periods or regularly occurring events of any given kind in unit of time, usually in one second. the number of cycles or completed alternations per unit time of a wave or oscillation. Symbol: F; Abbreviation: freq.
4. Mathematics. the number of times a value recurs in a unit change of the independent variable of a given function.
5. Statistics. the number of items occurring in a given category.

Origin of frequency

First recorded in 1545-55, frequency is from the Latin word frequentia assembly, multitude, crowd. See frequent, -cy

Examples for frequency

It will be necessary next for us to determine how far frequency 1.

The bigger the black hole, the lower the frequency, much as it is with musical instruments.

That frequency is within the range used by amateur radio operators, so anyone can listen in.

The Indians, however, continued friendly with him and visited him with frequency.

Is it the frequency of the punishment that has made you callous to the ignominy and the pain?

Despairing about the length and frequency of the many fashion weeks has become a tired refrain.

Dr. Greenberg also indicates that the frequency of splurges can change depending on where you are in relation to your goal.

The frequency with which they change their encampments is another point.

Maneuvering continues, but actual encounters have declined in frequency.

One of the biggest concerns in Europe is the frequency of air traffic with West Africa.