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frequency
The measure of how often something occurs within a certain period of time or in a certain group. It describes whether an event or characteristic occurs often, rarely, or regularly.
Die Häufigkeit von Erkältungen nimmt im Winter deutlich zu.
The frequency of colds increases significantly in winter.
frequency
In statistics or linguistics, the exact number of times a particular value, word, or characteristic occurs in a data collection or text corpus.
Der Forscher analysierte die Häufigkeit der einzelnen Buchstaben in dem verschlüsselten Text.
The researcher analyzed the frequency of the individual letters in the encrypted text.
'Häufigkeit' (frequency) is derived from the adjective 'häufig' (frequent/often). The ending '-keit' is often used in German to form abstract nouns from adjectives.
Die Häufigkeit seiner Besuche überraschte uns.
The frequency of his visits surprised us.
To express what the frequency is being measured for, it is often followed by a noun in the genitive or a 'von' construction with the dative.
Die Studie untersucht die Häufigkeit der Wortnennungen.
The study examines the frequency of word mentions.
Common formulations are 'die Häufigkeit nimmt zu/ab' (the frequency increases/decreases) or 'in absteigender/zunehmender Häufigkeit' (in decreasing/increasing frequency).
Mit steigendem Alter nimmt die Häufigkeit von Arztbesuchen zu.
With increasing age, the frequency of doctor visits increases.
The statistical meaning can often be recognized by signal words such as 'absolut' (absolute), 'relativ' (relative), 'Statistik' (statistics), 'Daten' (data), or 'Analyse' (analysis).
Die relative Häufigkeit dieses Ergebnisses liegt bei 15 Prozent.
The relative frequency of this result is 15 percent.
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Anzahl and Häufigkeit can both give a counted quantity in a study. Anzahl refers to the units counted, while Häufigkeit classifies this number as the occurrence of a particular value, word, or characteristic. Use Anzahl for the quantity and Häufigkeit for its occurrence in the data.
Die Häufigkeit dieses Wortes im Text beträgt fünfzig.
The frequency of this word in the text is 50.
Die Anzahl der Nennungen dieses Wortes beträgt fünfzig.
The number of times this word is mentioned is 50.
