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fre⋅quen⋅cy

  [free-kwuhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
1. Also, frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.
2. rate of occurrence: The doctor has increased the frequency of his visits.
3. Physics.
a. the number of periods or regularly occurring events of any given kind in unit of time, usually in one second.
b. 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:
1545–55; < L frequentia assembly, multitude, crowd. See frequent, -cy

Synonyms:
1. regularity, repetition, recurrence.
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freq.  
abbr.  

  1. frequency

  2. frequentative

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fre·quen·cy
Pronunciation: 'frE-kw&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : the numberof individuals in a single class when objects are classified according to variations in a set of one or more specified attributes
2 : the number of repetitions of a periodicprocess in a unit of time
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Science Dictionary
frequency   (frē'kwən-sē)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Physics The rate at which a repeating event occurs, such as the full cycle of a wave. Frequencies are usually measured in hertz. Compare amplitude. See also period.

  2. Mathematics The ratio of the number of occurrences of some event to the number of opportunities for its occurrence.


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Abbreviations & Acronyms
freq.

  1. frequency

  2. frequent

  3. frequentative

  4. frequently

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