Frequency meaning

What does “frequency” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“frequency” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the number of occurrences within a given time period.

frequency

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”
Synonymsfrequence oftenness
the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
Synonymsrelative frequency
the number of observations in a given statistical category
Synonymsabsolute frequency

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University