frequency

== English == === Alternative forms === frequence (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent +‎ -cy. === Pronunciation === enPR: frĕʹkwən-sē, IPA(key): /ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ === Noun === frequency (countable and uncountable, plural frequencies) (uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period. (uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently. (countable) The quotient of the number of times n {\displaystyle n} a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t {\displaystyle t} in which it occurs: f = n / t {\displaystyle f=n/t} . A tone, character, mood, or vibe (statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency) (telecommunications) range of electromagnetic waves used for wireless communication in devices like radios, TVs and mobile phones ==== Synonyms ==== (rate of occurrence): oftenness; see also Thesaurus:commonness and Thesaurus:frequency freq ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “rate of occurrence”): period ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== frequent frequentative frequenter ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== cadence commonness occurrence periodicity === Further reading === Frequency (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “frequency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “frequency”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “frequency”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === quefrency