Meanings
nounGabor atom (plural Gabor atoms)
plural Gabor atoms
- computingA kind of function used in the analysis proposed by Dennis Gabor in 1946 in which a family of functions is built from translations and modulations of a generating function.
Synonyms: Gabor function
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of function used in the analysis proposed by Dennis Gabor in 1946 in which a family of functions is built from translations and modulations of a generating function.
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Named after Dennis Gabor.
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