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fast Fourier transform

𝑂(𝑁 log 𝑁) divide‐and‐conquer algorithm to calculate the discrete Fourier transforms
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fast Fourier transform

Summary

fast Fourier transform has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • fast Fourier transform is credited with the discovery of John Tukey[2].
  • Joseph Fourier is named after fast Fourier transform[3].
  • fast Fourier transform's developer is recorded as John Tukey[4].
  • fast Fourier transform is a type of algorithm[5].
  • fast Fourier transform is a type of discrete Fourier transform[6].
  • fast Fourier transform's Commons category is recorded as FFT[7].
  • fast Fourier transform is the opposite of inverse fast Fourier transformation[8].
  • fast Fourier transform's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fast Fourier transforms[9].
  • fast Fourier transform's has immediate cause is recorded as sine wave[10].
  • fast Fourier transform's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/fft[11].
  • fast Fourier transform's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://dsp.stackexchange.com/tags/fft[12].
  • fast Fourier transform's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://electronics.stackexchange.com/tags/fft[13].
  • fast Fourier transform's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://photo.stackexchange.com/tags/fft[14].
  • fast Fourier transform's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://cs.stackexchange.com/tags/fast-fourier-transform[15].
  • fast Fourier transform's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://bioacoustics.stackexchange.com/tags/fft[16].
  • fast Fourier transform's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FFT'}[17].
  • fast Fourier transform's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'БПФ'}[18].
  • fast Fourier transform's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'TFR'}[19].
  • fast Fourier transform's computes solution to is recorded as discrete Fourier transform[20].
  • fast Fourier transform's uses is recorded as twiddle factor[21].
  • fast Fourier transform's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include algorithm[5] and discrete Fourier transform[6]. fast Fourier transform is the opposite of inverse fast Fourier transformation[8].

Origins

Joseph Fourier is named after fast Fourier transform[3].

Why It Matters

fast Fourier transform has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

digital signal processor John Tukey Joseph Fourier

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