frequence

[free-kwuhn-see]

noun, plural fre·quen·cies.

Also, fre·quence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence: We are alarmed by the frequency of fires in the neighborhood.

rate of occurrence: The doctor has increased the frequency of his visits.

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.

Mathematics. the number of times a value recurs in a unit change of the independent variable of a given function.

Statistics. the number of items occurring in a given category.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin frequentia assembly, multitude, crowd. See frequent, -cy

Related forms

non·fre·quence, noun

non·fre·quen·cy, noun

o·ver·fre·quen·cy, noun

un·der·fre·quen·cy, noun, plural un·der·fre·quen·cies.

Synonyms
1. regularity, repetition, recurrence.

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Frequence is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

WordNet

frequence
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]

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