FREQUENCE

frequency, frequence, oftenness

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frequence (countable and uncountable, plural frequences)

(obsolete) A crowd or throng; a concourse.

(obsolete) frequency; abundance

Source: Wiktionary


Fre"quence, n. Etym: [See Frequency.]

1. A crowd; a throng; a concourse. [Archaic.] Tennyson.

2. Frequency; abundance. [R.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 October 2024

DATELESS

(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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