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noun Statistics.

the ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the number of occasions on which it might occur in the same period.

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Words nearby relative frequency

relative bearing, relative clause, relative complement, relative density, relative deprivation, relative frequency, relative humidity, relative impediment, relatively, relatively prime numbers, relative major

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How to use relative frequency in a sentence

But relative to centuries past, America is a marvel of domestic tranquility.
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Parents who want to transfer custody of a child to someone other than a relative must seek permission from a judge.
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While traveling this holiday season, a relative and I were pulled over by a police officer.
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Of course, this is The Comeback, and so "success" is a relative word.
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Her son peeked out the window and told me his mother had left Havana for La Lisa to visit a dying relative.
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But I suppose, as he is my nearest relative, it is but natural he should be anxious about my health.
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This had been quite genuine, for the Professor had been fond of his relative, who had always been very good to him.
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The relative quantity of labor embodied in each object is the basis of its value.
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It is evident that an absolute increase of any variety may be accompanied by a relative decrease.
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An increase in actual number is an absolute increase; an increase in percentage only, a relative increase.
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British Dictionary definitions for relative frequency

relative frequency

noun

the ratio of the actual number of favourable events to the total possible number of events; often taken as an estimate of probability
the proportion of the range of a random variable taking a given value or lying in a given interval

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