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English Dictionary: frequency	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frequency n the number of occurrences within a given time period; "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older" Synonym(s): frequency, frequence, oftenness the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations Synonym(s): frequency, relative frequency the number of observations in a given statistical category Synonym(s): frequency, absolute frequency
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frequency \Fre"quency\, n.; pl. {Frequencies}. [L. frequentia numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fr[82]quence. See {Frequent}.] 1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency* of crimes; the frequency of miracles. The reasons that moved her to remove were, because Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies' visits. --Fuller. 2. A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.