Fourier analysis is a mathematical technique used to analyze functions or signals by decomposing them into their constituent frequencies. Named after the French mathematician Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier, this method is based on the principle that any periodic function can be expressed as a sum of sine and cosine functions (Fourier series) or, more generally, as an integral of sine and cosine functions (Fourier transform) for non-periodic functions.
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