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Frequency - GCSE Maths Definition

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In GCSE Maths, the term 'frequency' refers to how often something happens. It is a way of counting how many times a specific event or value appears in a set of data. For example, if you roll a dice 20 times and get the number 6 four times, the frequency of rolling a 6 is 4. Frequency helps us understand patterns and can be shown in charts and graphs, like bar charts and frequency tables, to make data easier to understand and compare.

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Mark graduated twice from the University of Oxford: once in 2009 with a First in Mathematics, then again in 2013 with a PhD (DPhil) in Mathematics. He has had nine successful years as a secondary school teacher, specialising in A-Level Further Maths and running extension classes for Oxbridge Maths applicants. Alongside his teaching, he has written five internal textbooks, introduced new spiralling school curriculums and trained other Maths teachers through outreach programmes.

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