Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
FREQUENCY
frequency, absolute frequency
(noun) the number of observations in a given statistical category
frequency, relative frequency
(noun) the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
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
frequency (plural frequencies)
(uncountable or countable) 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 one every 15 to one every 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)
Synonyms
• (rate of occurrence): oftenness; see also commonness
• freq
Antonyms
• (rate of occurrence): period
Anagrams
• quefrency
Source: Wiktionary
Fre"quen*cy, n.; pl. Frequencies. Etym: [L. frequentia numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fréquence. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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