Definition of fourier transform in English English dictionary
a transform, applied to a function, used to determine the function's frequency composition (temporal, spatial or otherwise); it has many scientific and industrial applications, especially in signal processing
In mathematical analysis, an integral transform useful in solving certain types of partial differential equations. A function's Fourier transform is derived by integrating the product of the function and a kernel function (an exponential function raised to a negative complex power) over the interval from - to +. The Fourier transform of a function g is given by
A mathematical operation that transforms a function for a discrete or continuous spectrum into a function for the amplitude with the given spectrum; an inverse transform of the Fourier transform
fourier transform
Hyphenation
Fou·rier trans·form
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Etymology
() from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, its inventor