FOURIER ANALYSIS


Meaning of FOURIER ANALYSIS in English

Physics, Math.

1. the expression of any periodic function as a sum of sine and cosine functions, as in an electromagnetic wave function. Cf. Fourier series .

2. See harmonic analysis .

[ 1925-30; named after J.B.J. FOURIER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .