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harmonic analysis [här′man·ik ə′nal·ə·səs] (mathematics) A study of functions by attempting to represent them as infinite series or integrals which involve functions from some particular well-understood family; it subsumes studying a function via its Fourier series. (physics) Any method of identifying and evaluating the harmonics that make up a complex waveform of sound pressure, voltage, current, or some other varying quantity. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Another essential development in the science of x-ray crystallography was the invention by the French mathematician Fourier of what has come to be known as modern harmonic analysis, or Fourier theory. |
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