Concept information
Preferred term
convolution
Definition(s)
- 1) A mathematical combination of two functions which involves multiplying the value of one function at a given point with the value of another function, the weighting function, for a displacement from that point and then integrating over all such displacements. The process is repeated for every point of the function. Convolution expresses how the shape of a function is altered by the other. 2) Astro.: Convolution describes how an instrument, through its transfer function, affects an input signal. (An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, by M. Heydari-Malayeri, https://dictionary.obspm.fr/index.php?formSearchTextfield=convolution&formSubmit=Search&showAll=1)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- convolution equation
- convolution integral
In other languages
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French
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équation de convolution
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intégrale de convolution
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produit de convolution
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-XNP3QM19-V
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