Hartley transform

noun

An integral transform closely related to the Fourier transform, but which transforms real-valued functions to real-valued functions.

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Meanings

nounHartley transform (plural Hartley transforms)

plural Hartley transforms

  1. mathematicsAn integral transform closely related to the Fourier transform, but which transforms real-valued functions to real-valued functions.

Origin

It was proposed as an alternative to the Fourier transform in 1942 by American engineer Ralph Hartley.

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