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frequency

noun
USFREE-kwuhn-see/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/

Pluralfrequencies

5 meanings of frequency

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    How often something happens over a period of time.

    The frequency of buses drops a lot at night.

    Her doctor asked about the frequency of her headaches.

    Similarrate, incidence

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The number of times a repeating event happens in a set amount of time.

    Like counting how many times a jump rope passes under your feet in one second.

    A hummingbird beats its wings at a frequency of about fifty times per second.

    Radio stations broadcast at different frequencies so their signals do not mix.

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The quality of happening often instead of only once in a while.

    The frequency of her visits surprised us. She came by almost every day.

    Because of the frequency of storms this spring, games kept getting canceled.

    Oppositerarity, infrequency

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  4. 4
    nouncountable or uncountable
    In math and science, the number of times something happened during an experiment.

    We flipped the coin 100 times, and the frequency of heads was 53.

    Write down the frequency of each answer from your class survey.

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  5. 5
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The general feeling or mood that a person, place, or thing gives off.

    Like the mood that music gives a movie scene: exciting, sad, or calm.

    I love this café. It has a calm, friendly frequency.

    My brother and I are usually on the same frequency, so we rarely argue.

    Similarvibe, mood, atmosphere

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Origin

It comes from the Latin word "frequentia," from "frequens."