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cutoff frequency

The definition of a cutoff frequency is a frequency level above or below where a device fails to operate.

(noun)

An example of a cutoff frequency is a frequency above where a radio stops working.

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See cutoff frequency in Webster's New World College Dictionary

a frequency level above or below which a device fails to respond or operate efficiently

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