frequency
How often something
Frequency is how often something happens or appears.
A radio station's frequency is the specific wavelength it broadcasts on—you tune to that number on the dial.
In physics, frequency measures cycles per second: sound waves of different frequencies.
High frequency means happening often; low frequency means rarely: the frequency of her visits has dropped off.
Frequency of sound
- toneQuality of sound
- hertzFrequency measurement unit
- acousticsStudy of sound transmission
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
harmonics · timbre · ultrasound · infrasound · sonic · auditory · overtone · fundamental
Frequency measurement unit
- kilohertzThousand-cycle frequency unit
- megahertzOne million oscillations per second
- gigahertzFrequency unit, billions
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
beats · pulses · tempo · cadence · repetitions · intervals · occurrences · iterations
State of being widespread
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- ubiquityPresence in all places
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- occurrenceSomething that takes place
recurrence · ordinariness · constancy · predictability · typicality · normalcy · routineness · usualness
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
tremor · flutter · undulation · jitter · quiver · waveform · damping · excitation
Spatial repetition interval
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- channelPassage for transmission
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
carrier · signal · broadcast · transmission · antenna · receiver · transmitter · tuner
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- pulseArterial blood throb
- tempoRate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- meterDevice that measures usage
syncopation · groove · timing · pattern · measure · downbeat · upbeat · polyrhythm
Allocation across recipients
- histogramFrequency distribution graph
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- countReckon a total
- tallyRecorded count
sampling · data · mode · occurrence · proportion · percentage · ratio · density
pitch
Frequency of sound
resonance · harmonics · timbre · ultrasound · infrasound · sonic · auditory · overtone · fundamental · bass
hertz
Frequency measurement unit
- kilohertzThousand-cycle frequency unit
- megahertzOne million oscillations per second
- gigahertzFrequency unit, billions
cycles · beats · pulses · tempo · cadence · repetitions · intervals · occurrences · iterations · ticks
prevalence
State of being widespread
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
- ubiquityPresence in all places
- incidenceRate of occurrence
occurrence · recurrence · ordinariness · constancy · predictability · typicality · normalcy · routineness · usualness · customariness
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
pulsation · tremor · flutter · undulation · jitter · quiver · waveform · damping · excitation · natural
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- channelPassage for transmission
modulation · carrier · signal · broadcast · transmission · antenna · receiver · transmitter · tuner · AM
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
meter · syncopation · groove · timing · pattern · measure · downbeat · upbeat · polyrhythm · subdivision
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- histogramFrequency distribution graph
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- countReckon a total
tally · sampling · data · mode · occurrence · proportion · percentage · ratio · density · analysis
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- acousticssound waves, sound wave, sound, soundwave, vibration
- audio termsWAV, dB, tone, MP3, bit depth
- Physics quantitiesacceleration, amplitude, area, current, distance
- Technical termsalgorithm, bandwidth, calibration, coefficient, combustion
frequencyrarity
Uncommon occurrence
infrequency · rareness · uncommonness · scarcity · seldomness
frequencyirregularity
Departure from standard
randomness · unpredictability · erraticness · inconsistency · intermittence
- frequent flyerHabitual air traveler
- sound frequencyOscillation rate of audio waves
- frequent flierHabitual air traveler
- frequent flyer milesLoyalty points from airlines
- frequently asked questionsCompiled common inquiries
- high frequencyMany oscillations per second
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