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Translation invariance of an integral over one period (∫aa+P​f(x)dx=∫0P​f(x)dx)

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For an integrable periodic function of period P>0, its integral over an interval of length P is independent of the starting point. Write a=mP+r with m an integer and 0≤r<P. By a change of variables and the defining identity of a periodic function,
∫aa+P​f=∫rr+P​f=∫rP​f+∫PP+r​f=∫rP​f+∫0r​f=∫0P​f.
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No differentiability is required. This also allows the Fourier coefficients of a periodic function to be computed on any interval of one full period.

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