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   fre·quen·cy

   /ˈfrēkwənsē/

   noun

   • 1. the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample: "an increase in the frequency of accidents due to increased overtime"
   • ▪ the fact of being frequent or happening often.
   • ▪ the ratio of the number of actual to possible occurrences of an event.
   • ▪ the (relative) number of times something occurs in a given sample.
   • 2. the rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light), usually measured per second: "different thicknesses of glass will absorb different frequencies of sound"
   • ▪ the particular waveband at which a radio station or other system broadcasts or transmits signals: "a radio station on a single AM radio frequency"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (gradually superseding late Middle English frequence; originally denoting a gathering of people): from Latin frequentia, from frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’.

   Scrabble Points: 26

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to frequency. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of frequency. He uses slang words with great frequency. The newsletter comes out at a frequency of about once a month.

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   frequency. (noun) in the sense of recurrence. Definition. the state of being frequent. The cars broke down with increasing frequency. Synonyms. recurrence. repetition. constancy.