frequence n 1: 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" [syn: {frequency}, {frequence}, {oftenness}]
Frequence \Fre"quence\, n. [See {Frequency}.] 1. A crowd; a throng; a concourse. [Archaic.] --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. Frequency; abundance. [R.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]