Fourier analysis

noun Fou·ri·er analysis \ˈfu̇r-ē-ˌā-\

Definition of FOURIER ANALYSIS

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

Baron J.B.J. Fourier †1830 French geometrician & physicist

First Known Use: circa 1928

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