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| a proportion containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in another |
| the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another |
| harmonic analysis | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the representation of a periodic function by means of the summation and integration of simple trigonometric functions |
| 2. | the study of this means of representation |
| harmonic analysis
The study of functions given by a Fourier series or analogous representations, such as periodic functions and functions on topological groups. |
harmonic analysis
mathematical procedure for describing and analyzing phenomena of a periodically recurrent nature. Many complex problems have been reduced to manageable terms by the technique of breaking complicated mathematical curves into sums of comparatively simple components.
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