Frequency vs Tendency - What's the difference?
frequency | tendency |
(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 likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
As nouns the difference between frequency and tendency
is that frequency is (uncountable) the rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period while tendency is a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.frequency
English
Noun
(frequencies)Synonyms
* (rate of occurrence) oftennessAntonyms
* (rate of occurrence) periodSee also
* cadence * commonness * occurrence * periodicityExternal links
* * * *tendency
English
Noun
(tendencies)- Denim has a tendency to fade.
- a militant tendency