FREQUENCY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the number of observations in a given statistical category
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) frequency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) frequency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
    Hypernyms(s) frequency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)