What is Term frequency?

Term frequency is the number of times a given term or query apears within a search index. Term frequency is a key component for determining the relevance of a given document for a particular query, and is an essential piece of the widely used TF-IDF relevancy algorithm.

In Swiftype

Swiftype Site Search and App Search use term frequency, along with a host of other full text search and language analysis tools, to provide highly relevant results for user-generated queries.