frequency (n.)

  1. the number of occurrences within a given time period; the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second; the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older

    [ Syn: frequence , oftenness ]

  2. the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations

    [ Syn: relative frequency ]

  3. the number of observations in a given statistical category

    [ Syn: absolute frequency ]

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