coiflet

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noun

A discrete wavelet that has a scaling function with a vanishing moment.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nouncoiflet (plural coiflets)

plural coiflets

  1. mathematicsA discrete wavelet that has a scaling function with a vanishing moment.

Origin

From Coifman + -let; they were designed by Ingrid Daubechies at the request of Ronald Coifman.

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