as in prevalence
the fact or state of happening often
the frequency of twins in that family is remarkable
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These fast-growing fires have increased in frequency by nearly 250% in the first 20 years of the 21st century, with California especially showing a jump of 398% in peak daily growth rate.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
The talks coincided with the entrepreneur’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October of that year and increased in frequency and scope since then.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Their analysis leans on five key variables: (1) current absolute valuations, (2) market concentration, (3) corporate profitability, (4) interest rates, and (5) the frequency of economy contractions.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
For one, the frequency of coups worldwide had reached historic lows prior to 2020.
—Salah Ben Hammou, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
The talks coincided with the entrepreneur’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October of that year and increased in frequency and scope since then.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Their analysis leans on five key variables: (1) current absolute valuations, (2) market concentration, (3) corporate profitability, (4) interest rates, and (5) the frequency of economy contractions.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
For one, the frequency of coups worldwide had reached historic lows prior to 2020.
—Salah Ben Hammou, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frequency. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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