Fourier analysis


Fou·ri·er analysis

noun \ˈfr-ē-ˌā-\

Definition of FOURIER ANALYSIS

: the process of using the terms of a Fourier series to find a function that approximates periodic data

Origin of FOURIER ANALYSIS

Baron J.B.J. Fourier †1830 French geometrician & physicist
First Known Use: circa 1928

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