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Word: Frequency
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (gradually superseding late Middle English frequence; originally denoting a gathering of people): from Latin frequentia, from frequens, frequent- ‘crowded, frequent’
ˈfriːkw(ə)nsi
the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time or in a given sample
Short Definition:rate at which something occurs
Examples:- an increase in the frequency of accidents due to increased overtime
- shops have closed with increasing frequency during the period
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)
Short Definition:rate of vibration which constitutes wave
Examples:- different thicknesses of glass will absorb different frequencies of sound
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