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freq

freq

2 9.5
How often something happens
  • noun
  • /frɛk/
  • Informal
translation icon : frecuencia
  • Freq appears to be a promising measure for evaluating coarticulation, reducing three values of FreqM into a single parameter and in the process normalizing for gender.

Examples

  • Freq showed a significant effect of labiality, but not of gender.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The freighter is jamming all standard freqs.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We got two F-16s out of Selfridge, Chevy flight, airborne, -coming to our freq now.

  • Because coarticulation is inherently a temporal phenomenon, a temporally based parameter like Freq may be a useful alternative to single-point quantities.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The band played their songs at a variety of freqs to keep the audience engaged.

  • In our experiment, we analyzed the freq of the sound waves emitted by the devices.

  • To achieve better communication, we need to adjust the freq of our walkie-talkies.

Synonyms

frequency
vsfreq
495 3.0

How often something happens over time

is an informal short form used instead of the full term

How Often

ubiquity
6 8.7
prevalence
16 5.4
rate
2.1
freq
  • Informal
2 9.5
rarity
31 6.2

Surface Forms

freq singular
freqs plural

Etymology

Freq is a short form of frequency, which means 'how often' something happens. So asking for the freq of a signal or meetings is asking how many times they occur in a certain time.