frequency Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the number of occurrences within a given time period
    oftenness; frequence.
    • the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second
    • the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older
  2. noun the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
    relative frequency.
  3. noun the number of observations in a given statistical category
    absolute frequency.

WordNet

Fre"quen*cy noun
Etymology
L. frequentia numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fréquence. See Frequent.
Wordforms
plural Frequencies
Definitions
  1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes; the frequency of miracles.
    The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies' visits. Fuller.
  2. A crowd; a throng. Obs. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913