frequency

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/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) rate at which sth happens

ADJ

great | increased, increasing

relative

The relative frequency of car accidents on this road has increased dramatically this year.

alarming

The system crashes with alarming frequency, forcing us to restart our computers multiple times daily.

VERB + FREQUENCY

decrease in, increase in

Website visits decreased in frequency after the company changed their homepage design.

decrease, increase, reduce

Regular exercise can increase the frequency of your visits to the gym.

PREP

with ~

She visits her grandmother with increasing frequency since she moved closer to town.

(noun.) of a wave

ADJ

high, low | ultrasonic | microwave, radio, television, vibration, wave | signal

FREQUENCY + NOUN

range | band

Definitions

noun

The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.

With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.

The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes.

The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.

The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.

The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.

The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.

The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.

The frequency of a wave is its velocity v divided by its wavelength #92;lambda: f#61;v#47;#92;lambda.

A tone, character, mood, or vibe

And if you haven’t picked up on the gay frequencies in her lyrics, her wig choices, and her possible lesbian salutes? Maybe that’s because they weren’t meant for you. IYKYK.

number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the number of occurrences within a given time period

frequence
oftenness

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency.

Wiktionary

The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes.

Wiktionary

The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency.

Wiktionary

The recent frequency of earthquakes makes us nervous.

Tatoeba · #18689

Bus service must be increased in frequency.

Tatoeba · #35254

The frequency of crime in the town is high.

Tatoeba · #57865

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