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PRONUNCIATION OF INFREQUENCY

infrequency  [ɪnˈfriːkwənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFREQUENCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infrequency is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFREQUENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Frequency (disambiguation)

Frequency refers to how often an event occurs within a period of time. Frequency may also refer to...

Definition of infrequency in the English dictionary

The definition of infrequency in the dictionary is the fact of happening only occasionally.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFREQUENCY


agency
ˈeɪdʒənsɪ
consistency
kənˈsɪstənsɪ
consultancy
kənˈsʌltənsɪ
currency
ˈkʌrənsɪ
delinquency
dɪˈlɪŋkwənsɪ
efficiency
ɪˈfɪʃənsɪ
eigenfrequency
ˈaɪɡənˌfriːkwənsɪ
emergency
ɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
frequency
ˈfriːkwənsɪ
gyrofrequency
ˌdʒaɪərəʊˈfriːkwənsɪ
high-frequency
ˌhaɪˈfriːkwənsɪ
low-frequency
ˈləʊˌfriːkwənsɪ
multifrequency
ˌmʌltɪˈfriːkwənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ
pregnancy
ˈprɛɡnənsɪ
regency
ˈriːdʒənsɪ
sequency
ˈsiːkwənsɪ
tendency
ˈtɛndənsɪ
transparency
trænsˈpærənsɪ
vacancy
ˈveɪkənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFREQUENCY

infraorbital
infraposed
infraposition
infrared
infrared astronomy
infrared photography
infrasonic
infrasound
infraspecific
infrastructural
infrastructure
infrequence
infrequent
infrequently
infringe
infringement
infringer
infructuous
infructuously
infrugal

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFREQUENCY

angular frequency
congruency
constituency
expected frequency
extremely low frequency
fluency
fundamental frequency
gene frequency
high frequency
intermediate frequency
juvenile delinquency
low frequency
medium frequency
natural frequency
radio frequency
relative frequency
residency
spatial frequency
very high frequency
very low frequency
video frequency

Synonyms and antonyms of infrequency in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infrequency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFREQUENCY

Find out the translation of infrequency to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infrequency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infrequency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不频繁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infrecuencia
570 millions of speakers

English

infrequency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

infrequency
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ندرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нерегулярность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infrequency
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rareté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seltenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

めったに起こらないこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

infrequency
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infrequency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thường xuyên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

infrequency
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिश्चितता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nadirlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infrequency
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzadko zjawisko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерегулярність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

raritatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπανιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seldsaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infrekvent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infrequency
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infrequency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFREQUENCY»

The term «infrequency» is regularly used and occupies the 77.333 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFREQUENCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «infrequency» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «infrequency» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infrequency

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFREQUENCY»

Discover the use of infrequency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infrequency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Psychology AS: The Complete Companion
Explanation 1: Statistical infrequency Probably the most obvious way to define abnormality is in terms of statistical infrequency. How do we know what is 'normal' ? Researchers and government agencies collect statistics to inform us.
Mike Cardwell, Cara Flanagan, 2003
2
Handbook of Personality Assessment
Boththe MCMI-III(ValidityIndex [V])andPAI (Infrequency scale [INF]) use infrequency scales to assess consistency of item endorsement rather than accuracy of item endorsement, as previously noted. Infrequency scales developed withinnormal ...
Irving B. Weiner, Roger L. Greene, 2011
3
Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Third Edition
Infrequency Scales Several infrequency scales are available for the MMPI-2 that also can be used to assess the consistency of item endorsement. The F scale and the Back F (Fb) scale are composed of items that were endorsed less than 10% ...
Richard Rogers, 2012
4
Handbook of Psychological Assessment
(Infrequency-Psychopathology). Scale. Because the F scale is typically elevated among psychiatric patients, it is often difficult to differentiate between persons with true psychopathology and those who have some psychopathology but are ...
Gary Groth-Marnat, 2009
5
Forensic Uses of Clinical Assessment Instruments
242 Formal psychological assessment. 14-15 Fp scalc (Infrequency), 20,25. 30. 58—59 FRI (Function of Rights in Interrogation). 5-6 FRS (Fears) content scale. See Fears (FRS) Frye 1'. United States (1923), 2-3. 29 F scale (Infrequency). 20.
Robert P. Archer, 2013
6
Psychological Testing: An Introduction
The last area, test- taking validity, is composed of two scales, Desirability and Infrequency; the Desirability scale assesses social desirability, or the tendency to respond on the test desirably or undesirably. The Infrequency scale is designed to ...
George Domino, Marla L. Domino, 2006
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Paradigms of Personality Assessment
In addition to identifying the number of items left unanswered (or answered both " true" and "false"), the validity scales provide information about response inconsistency, infrequency, and defensiveness. The inconsistency indicators, Variable ...
Jerry S. Wiggins, 2003
8
Ziskin's Coping with Psychiatric and Psychological Testimony
infrequency scales” (two are important—Infrequency [F] and Infrequency-back [ Fb]). As noted earlier, such items are generally endorsed at a higher rate by persons who have some degree of psychopathology. There is generally a relationship ...
David Faust, 2011
9
Empathy in Patient Care: Antecedents, Development, ...
Thehypothesisthat socialdesirabilitywouldnot distort the validity of the JSPE scores in nonpenalizing testing situations was tested. The ZKPQ includes an “ Infrequency” subscale that was developed to detect intentionally false responses by ...
Mohammadreza Hojat, 2007
10
What is Psychology? Essentials
Statistical infrequency. If we judge normal as what most people do, then one criterion that may be used to gauge abnormality is engaging in a behavior a lot less frequently than others. For example, it is considered crucial for survival to ingest a ...
Ellen Pastorino, Susann Doyle-Portillo, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFREQUENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infrequency is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prentice: Are Everton wise to rely so heavily on Lukaku? - Liverpool …
People point to a sometimes heavy first touch, infrequency of headed goals from such a physically imposing specimen and too much time spent ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
2
Review: In 'Daphne,' the Cleveland Orchestra Takes on a Difficult …
The formidable vocal challenges of the title role surely contribute to the infrequency of staged productions. Ideally, a Daphne should combine ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
A call for help: Round 2
The infrequency is due to several reasons, largely dealing with when reports are available in the case of the local crime blotter, but the short ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Jul 15»
4
TSX Publishes Guidance On Emerging Market Issuers And …
Given the large number of potential jurisdictions and the infrequency of applications from such jurisdictions, TSX will assess other jurisdictions ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
5
New CMS Proposed Rule Revises Long-Term Care Facility …
Given the significance of the Proposed Rule and the relative infrequency with which such broad changes are considered, the long term care ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
6
BBC iWonder - Is your barbecue killing you?
Maybe it's the infrequency of barbecue weather that makes Britons less adventurous grillers, prone to hastily grabbing a pack of sausages, a tub of coleslaw and ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
7
Report: Jail conditions worse than ever Staff shortages, lack of …
"The infrequency of sessions, combined with the very long duration of the training, serves to severely delay and prolong the process of hiring ... «Virgin Islands Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Nate Wilcox Joins Press Row
... “overexposing” McGregor might actually be the best thing for him or any would-be MMA superstar, how the infrequency of fighters competing ... «Sherdog.com, Jul 15»
9
Cosmic rays create Higgs boson particles high in atmosphere
That infrequency—along with other reasons that involve how the particle would have to decay into still another particle called a muon—makes ... «Science /AAAS, Jul 15»
10
Usquebaugh towards a Genealogy of BABIP
(Reciprocally, the infrequency of strikeouts would lead to the conclusion that inducing weak contact was the primary pitching skill. «The Good Phight, Jul 15»

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