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Meaning of harmonic analysis

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

harmonic

Pronunciation:/hɑː(ɹ)ˈmɒnɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.

  2. The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.

  3. One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.

  4. One's child.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to harmony

  2. Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious

  3. Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance

    Example: The harmonic polar line of an inflection point of a cubic curve is the component of the polar conic other than the tangent line.

  4. Recurring periodically