Fourier analysis
noun
Fou·ri·er analysis
ˈfu̇r-ē-ˌā- 
: the process of using the terms of a Fourier series to find a function that approximates periodic data
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The link to conformal field theory gave Beilinson and Drinfeld a place to start thinking about how to build a version of Fourier analysis for sheaves.
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
The scientists performed a Fourier analysis on the deep neural network’s governing equations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2023
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
The scientists performed a Fourier analysis on the deep neural network’s governing equations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Feb. 2023
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