frequenzmäßig

Frequenzmäßig is a German adverb formed from the noun Frequenz with the suffix -mäßig. It means in relation to frequency or in terms of frequency, and is used to describe properties, analyses, or comparisons that are considered with respect to frequency rather than time or amplitude. The term is common in technical and scientific contexts and is less frequent in everyday language.

In technical writing, frequenzmäßig is often used in phrases such as freuqenzmäßig betrachtet or frequenzmäßig gesehen. It serves to distinguish frequency-domain aspects from time-domain or other perspectives. The expression is typical in fields like signal processing, acoustics, telecommunications, and spectral analysis, where statements about how a system behaves across different frequencies are needed.

Examples of usage include: "Frequenzmäßig betrachtet liegt die Hauptenergie des Signals im Bereich um 1 kHz." or "Der Frequenzgang bewertet das Verhalten des Systems frequenzmäßig, d. h. in Abhängigkeit von der Frequenz." While clear in technical contexts, frequenzmäßig may sound somewhat informal or colloquial in general prose, so in highly formal writing authors often replace it with precise phrases such as "in Abhängigkeit von der Frequenz" or "im Frequenzbereich."

Etymology and related terms: The word combines Frequenz with -mäßig, yielding a construction parallel zu zeitmäßig or normativ terms like frequenzabhängig. Related concepts include Frequenz, Frequenzgang, Frequenzbereich, and Zeitbereich, all of which are used to discuss characteristics in the frequency domain.

See also: Frequenz, Frequenzgang, Frequenzbereich, Zeitbereich, Spektrum, Signalverarbeitung.