noun
Fourier series
Mathematical term for representing a periodic function as a sum of sine and cosine waves.
フーリエ級数は信号処理でよく使われる。
Fourier series are often used in signal processing.
フーリエ変換 is the Fourier transform, which generalizes the Fourier series to non-periodic functions.
From French 'Fourier' (after mathematician Joseph Fourier) + 級数 (series).