frequency
frequency Lexical Profile
frequency Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.
"Doctors have noticed an alarming increase in the frequency of seasonal allergies over the past decade."
The rate per second of a vibration constituting a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves) or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).
"Human ears cannot detect sound waves that vibrate at such a high frequency."
The specific waveband or channel at which a radio or television station broadcasts.
"The emergency broadcast system transmits weather alerts on a dedicated radio frequency."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Latin frequentia ('an assembling in great numbers, a crowd, a multitude'), derived from frequens ('crowded, repeated, frequent').