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   Fre·quen·cy

   /ˈfrēkwənsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample: "an increase in the frequency of accidents due to increased overtime"
   • ▪ the fact of being frequent or happening often.
   • ▪ the ratio of the number of actual to possible occurrences of an event.
   • ▪ the (relative) number of times something occurs in a given sample.
   • 2. the rate at which a vibration occurs that constitutes a wave, either in a material (as in sound waves), or in an electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light), usually measured per second: "different thicknesses of glass will absorb different frequencies of sound"
   • ▪ the particular waveband at which a radio station or other system broadcasts or transmits signals: "a radio station on a single AM radio frequency"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (gradually superseding late Middle English frequence; originally denoting a gathering of people): from Latin frequentia, from frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’.

   Scrabble Points: 26

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