Noun: frequency free-kwun(t)-see
- The number of occurrences within a given time period
"the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second";
- frequence, oftenness
- The ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
"The relative frequency of left-handed people in the study was 0.11";
- relative frequency
- The number of observations in a given statistical category
"The absolute frequency of red cars in the parking lot was 15";
- absolute frequency
Derived forms: frequencies
Type of: cardinal, cardinal number, rate, ratio
Encyclopedia: Frequency, periodicity, amplitude for sinusoids