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title: frequency — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «frequency» in the school dictionary: How often something happens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# frequency

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**Who acts:** something, number, many waves, you, Red, our · **What happens:** happen, appear, pass, fill, have, survey · **To what, where:** set, point, frequency column, highest frequency, survey, sounds

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«frequency» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [frequency in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frequency.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How often something happens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:m1:1
# text = How often something happens.
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nsubj	_	_
4	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | something |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The number of times a value or item appears in a set of data.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:m2:1
# text = The number of times a value or item appears in a set of data.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:unmarked	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	data	data	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | the number of times  a value or item |  |  | a set of data |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in set=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many waves (of sound, light or radio) pass a point each second.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:m3:1
# text = How many waves (of sound, light or radio) pass a point each second.
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	waves	wave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
12	pass	pass	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | many waves | a point |  |  | second |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme point=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A radio station's channel number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:m4:1
# text = A radio station's channel number.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fill in the frequency column of the tally chart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x1:1
# text = Fill in the frequency column of the tally chart.
1	Fill	fill	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	column	column	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tally	tally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the frequency column of the tally chart |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Red had the highest frequency in our survey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x2:1
# text = Red had the highest frequency in our survey.
1	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	survey	survey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Red | the highest frequency |  | our survey |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frequency=Patient |
| 2 | **survey** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom survey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Bats make sounds at a very high frequency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x3:1
# text = Bats make sounds at a very high frequency.
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Bats | sounds |  | a high frequency |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The frequency of buses is every ten minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x4:1
# text = The frequency of buses is every ten minutes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the frequency of buses | every ten minutes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tune the radio to the right frequency.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x5:1
# text = Tune the radio to the right frequency.
1	Tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The frequency of accidents fell after the speed bumps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x6:1
# text = The frequency of accidents fell after the speed bumps.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	accidents	accident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bumps	bump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the frequency of accidents |  |  |  | after the speed bumps |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs can hear frequencies we cannot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x7:1
# text = Dogs can hear frequencies we cannot.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	frequencies	frequency	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | can | Dogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yet its main incidents occur with frequency in Continental folk-tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:frequency:x8:1
# text = Yet its main incidents occur with frequency in Continental folk-tales.
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	incidents	incident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	occur	occur	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	frequency	frequency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	Continental	continental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occur** | present | its main incidents |  |  | Continental folk tales |  | with frequency | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in tale=Location |

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