Fluence vs Frequency - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) Fluency.
(physics) A measure of particle flux (or that of a pulse of electromagnetic radiation).
A magical or mysterious force; hypnotic power; energy.
* 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 191:
(uncountable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
* With growing confidence, the Viking’s raids increased in frequency .
* The frequency of bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minutes.
(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
* The FAQ addresses questions that come up with some frequency .
* The frequency of the visits was what annoyed him.
(countable) The quotient of the number of times a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time in which it occurs: .
* The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
* ''The frequency of a wave is its velocity divided by its wavelength : .
* Broadcasting live at a frequency of 98.3 megahertz, we’re your rock alternative!
* The frequency for electric power in the Americas is generally 60 Hz rather than 50.
(statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
As nouns the difference between fluence and frequency
is that fluence is fluency while frequency is the rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.fluence
English
Etymology 1
(wikipedia fluence) From (etyl) fluence.Noun
(en noun)- a voluble and smart fluence of tongue — Milton.
Etymology 2
Shortened form of influence.Noun
(en noun)- I don't say she would have done anything, if it had come to the point; but the fluence was on, and she got me hot.