Talk:Discrete-time Fourier transform/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Should articles be merged

Should this article be merged with discrete Fourier transform? Michael Hardy 01:34, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No, but I do not see anything wrong with merging discrete-time Fourier transform with Fourier series since the forward discrete-time Fourier transform is just the reverse Fourier series.

I don't think any of the Fourier transform articles should be merged. I think it is important to make it absolutely clear that there are four separate and distinct types of FT's:

Continuous-time Fourier Transform (CTFT)
Discrete-time Fourier Transform (DTFT)
Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
Fourier series

Obviously, there are relationships between all four of these types of FT, but each one is different from the others, and each serves its own purpose. -- Metacomet 06:02, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree with Meta. In a world without hyperlinks, I might feel differently. But fortunately we no longer live there. --Bob K 14:04, 19 March 2006 (UTC)