Definition of Frequency

1. Noun. The number of occurrences within a given time period. "The frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"


2. Noun. The ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations.
Exact synonyms: Relative Frequency
Generic synonyms: Ratio
Specialized synonyms: Incidence, Relative Incidence

3. Noun. The number of observations in a given statistical category.
Exact synonyms: Absolute Frequency
Generic synonyms: Cardinal, Cardinal Number
Derivative terms: Frequent, Frequent

Definition of Frequency

1. n. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles.

Definition of Frequency

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Medical Definition of Frequency

1. 1. The number of occurrences of a periodic or recurrent process per unit time, for example the number of vibrations of a particle per second or the number of repetitions of a complete wave form (cycles) per second. 2. The number of members of a population or statistical sample falling in a particular class. 3. Relative frequency, the average number of occurrences of a particular event in a large number of repeated trials. (07 Apr 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frequency

frenums
frenzied
frenziedly
frenzies
frenzily
frenzy
frenzy
frenzying
freon
freons
freons
frequence
frequences
frequencies
frequency (current term)
frequency (current term)
frequency-response characteristic
frequency-response curve
frequency analysis
frequency band
frequency curve
frequency distribution
frequency distribution
frequency domain
frequency encoding
frequency modulation
frequency of micturition
frequency of occurrence
frequency response
frequency spectrum

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