as in prevalence
the fact or state of happening often
the frequency of twins in that family is remarkable
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Recent Examples of frequency
Researchers then sifted through the trail camera photos, identified the animals and analyzed their frequency, temporal patterns and other data.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Watering frequency may change as temperatures cool.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
The bandwidths or frequencies that carry the signals (channels to us non-engineers) are likened to the lanes of a freeway.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The idea was to match the light frequency to the vibrations of the perovskite material.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Watering frequency may change as temperatures cool.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
The bandwidths or frequencies that carry the signals (channels to us non-engineers) are likened to the lanes of a freeway.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The idea was to match the light frequency to the vibrations of the perovskite material.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frequency
Noun
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Public reporting of sick acting deer is one of the best tools available to the DNR for identifying CWD that may exist at low prevalence in previously undetected areas, officials said.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The body of research exploring the link between autism and acetaminophen use during pregnancy is not conclusive, and there’s even less research looking at autism prevalence relative to acetaminophen use during infancy or early childhood.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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Wiseman's frequence collaborator, cinematographer John Davey, will also be a guest of Camerimage.—
Carolyn Giardina,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Oct. 2017
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“Frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequency. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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