frequencies
Prononciation : [ˈfriːkwənsiz]
Contexte : « science »
(noun) the number of times something happens in a specific time period. For example, if you count how many times a bird sings in an hour, that's its frequency.
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The frequencies of the bird songs were recorded to see how active they were.
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The scientists found that the frequencies of the sounds were not enough to identify the species.
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What are the frequencies of the different bird songs during spring?
Contexte : « physics »
(noun) the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time. It helps us understand things like sound and light waves. Higher frequencies mean more waves in the same time.
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The radio station broadcasts at different frequencies to reach more listeners.
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The sound was too low in frequency to be heard by the human ear.
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How do different frequencies affect the sound of music?
Contexte : « statistics »
(noun) how often something appears in a set of data. For example, if we look at how many times each color is picked from a box of crayons, we're checking their frequencies.
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The study showed the frequencies of each answer were clearly displayed in the chart.
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The frequencies of the answers were too close to show a clear preference.
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What frequencies did we see in the survey results?