NOUN | time | frequency, frequence, oftenness | the number of occurrences within a given time period |
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relation | frequency, relative frequency | the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category / category to the total number of observations | |
quantity | frequency, absolute frequency | the number of observations in a given statistical category |
Sounds | friy'kwahnsiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | The number of occurrences within a given time period. | |
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Examples |
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Synonyms | frequence, oftenness | |
Narrower | attendance | The frequency with which a person is present |
audio, audio frequency | An audible acoustic wave frequency | |
count per minute, counts/minute | frequency per minute | |
infrared, infrared frequency | The infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum | |
radio frequency | An electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared | |
sampling frequency | (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal | |
wave number | The reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave | |
Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
Spanish | frecuencia | |
Catalan | freqüència |
Meaning | The ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category / category to the total number of observations. | |
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Synonym | relative frequency | |
Narrower | incidence, relative incidence | The relative frequency of occurrence of something |
Broader | ratio | The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
Spanish | frecuencia | |
Catalan | freqüència |
Meaning | The number of observations in a given statistical category. | |
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Synonym | absolute frequency | |
Broader | cardinal number, cardinal | The number of elements in a mathematical set |
Spanish | frecuencia absoluta, frecuencia | |
Catalan | freqüència absoluta, freqüència | |
Adjectives | frequent | coming at short intervals or habitually |
frequent | frequently encountered |
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