"Fourier series" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Fourier series [plural]
Etymology: Named after French mathematician and physicist Joseph Fourier (1768-1830), who pioneered research into such series and their application to problems of heat transfer and vibration. Head templates: {{en-noun|Fourier series}} Fourier series (plural Fourier series)
  1. (mathematics, mathematical analysis) Any series resulting from the decomposition of a periodic function into terms involving cosines and sines (or, equivalently, complex exponentials). Wikipedia link: Fourier series, Joseph Fourier Categories (topical): Curves, Mathematical analysis, Mathematics, Trigonometric functions Derived forms: Fourier sine series, Fourier cosine series Related terms: Fourier analysis, Fourier integral, Fourier transform Translations (series of cosine and sine functions): Ֆուրիեի շարք (Furiei šarkʻ) (Armenian), 傅立葉級數 (Chinese Mandarin), 傅立叶级数 (Fùlìyè jíshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 傅里葉級數 (Chinese Mandarin), 傅里叶级数 (Fùlǐyè jíshù) (Chinese Mandarin), Fourierreeks (Dutch), Fourier’n sarja (Finnish), série de Fourier [feminine] (French), Fourier-Reihe [feminine] (German), Fourierreihe [feminine] (German), Fourier-sor (Hungarian), serie di Fourier [feminine] (Italian), フーリエ級数 (alt: フーリエきゅうすう,fūrie kyūsū) (Japanese), Фурье қатары (Fure qatary) (Kazakh), 푸리에 급수 (purie geupsu) (Korean), series Fourieriana [feminine] (Latin), ряд Фурье́ (rjad Furʹjé) [masculine] (Russian)

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