Oftenness

Of´ten`ness

n.

1.

Frequency.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oftenness - 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" frequence, frequency audio frequency, audio - an audible acoustic wave frequency radio frequency - an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared infrared, infrared frequency - the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared" wave number - the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave attendance - the frequency with which a person is present; "a student's attendance is an important factor in her grade" count per minute, counts/minute - frequency per minute sampling frequency - (telecommunication) the frequency of sampling a continuously varying signal rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"