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frequency | n |

As a noun frequency

is (uncountable) the rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.

As a letter n is

the letter n with a tilde.

frequency

English

Noun

(frequencies)
  • (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 n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f = n / t.
  • * The frequency of the musical note A above middle C is 440 oscillations per second.
  • * ''The frequency of a wave is its velocity v divided by its wavelength \lambda: f = v / \lambda.
  • * 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)
  • Synonyms

    * (rate of occurrence) oftenness

    Antonyms

    * (rate of occurrence) period

    See also

    * cadence * commonness * occurrence * periodicity

    n

    Translingual

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    Letter

  • The fourteenth letter of the .
  • #
  • #
  • Synonyms

    *

    See also

    (Latn-script) * Preceded by apostrophe: 'n * Hiragana]]: [[? * (no) {{Letter , page=N , NATO=November , Morse=–· , Character=N , Braille=? }} Image:Latin N.png, Capital and lowercase versions of N , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter N.png, Uppercase and lowercase N in Fraktur

    Symbol

    (head)
  • alveolar nasal.
  • Sample size.
  • neutron
  • An arbitrary natural number.