What is the difference between frequency and epidemic?
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(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)
A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.
(epidemiology) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period.
Like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread
* 2003 , James C. Howell, Preventing & Reducing Juvenile Delinquency: A Comprehensive Framework , SAGE Publications, ISBN 978-0-7619-2509-5,
As nouns the difference between frequency and epidemic
is that frequency is (uncountable) the rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period while epidemic is a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population.As a adjective epidemic is
like or having to do with an epidemic; widespread.frequency
English
Noun
(frequencies)Synonyms
* (rate of occurrence) oftennessAntonyms
* (rate of occurrence) periodSee also
* cadence * commonness * occurrence * periodicityExternal links
* * * *epidemic
English
(wikipedia epidemic)Alternative forms
* epidemick (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* endemicAdjective
(en adjective)- Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.
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- This proportion increased about 5% from 1988 to 1992—hardly a change of epidemic proportions.