First Known Use: circa 1928
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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
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Origin of FOURIER ANALYSIS
Baron J.B.J. Fourier †1830 French geometrician & physicist
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