"frequency" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

The number of occurrences within a given time period (synset 115303267)
"the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"

is a type of: rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
subtypes:
- audio, audio frequency - an audible acoustic wave frequency
- radio frequency - an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared
- infrared, infrared frequency - the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
- wave number - the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave
- attendance - the frequency with which a person is present
- count per minute, counts/minute - frequency per minute
- sampling frequency - (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal
same as: frequence, oftenness
The ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations (synset 113843782)
is a type of: ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

subtypes: incidence, relative incidence - the relative frequency of occurrence of something

same as: relative frequency
The number of observations in a given statistical category (synset 113619480)
is a type of: cardinal, cardinal number - the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

same as: absolute frequency