Added 8 October 2026
frequency
/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/ noun
In Latin: crēbritās Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about frequency at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The number of occurrences within a given time period.
the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
- The ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations.
- The number of observations in a given statistical category.
Origin
From Latin frequentia, from frequens. By surface analysis, frequent + -cy.
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