relative frequency

/ˌrɛlədɪv ˌfrikwənsi/

Other forms: relative frequencies

Definitions of relative frequency

1. noun

   the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
   synonyms: frequency

   types:

   incidence, relative incidence

   the relative frequency of occurrence of something

   morbidity

   the relative incidence of a particular disease

   type of:

   ratio

   the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)