frequency curve

noun Statistics.

a curve representing the frequency with which a variable assumes its values.

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Nearby words

frenzy, freon, freq., frequency, frequency band, frequency curve, frequency distribution, frequency function, frequency modulation, frequency polygon, frequency response

Origin of frequency curve

First recorded in 1890–95

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