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Name: Overview of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Algorithms
ID: m12026
Language: English (en)
Summary: Fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithms efficiently compute the discrete Fourier transform (DFT). There are different types of FFT algorithms for different DFT lengths; lengths equal to a power of two are the simplest and by far the most commonly used. The prime-factor algorithm yields fast algorithms for some other lengths, and along with the chirp z-transform and Rader's conversion allow fast algorithms for DFTs of any length.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: DFT, FFT, prime-factor algorithm, radix-2 algorithm
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Douglas L. Jones (dl-jones@uiuc.edu)
Copyright Holders: Douglas L. Jones (dl-jones@uiuc.edu)
Maintainers: Douglas L. Jones (dl-jones@uiuc.edu), Kyle Clarkson (kclarks@gmail.com)
Version: 1.3 (history)
Created: May 14, 2004 11:39 am GMT-5
Revised: Aug 30, 2006 10:05 pm GMT-5

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Version: 1.3 Aug 30, 2006 10:05 pm GMT-5 by Douglas L. Jones
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Extensively edited and added to text.
Added many links.
Version: 1.2 Jun 18, 2004 1:34 pm GMT-5 by Kyle Clarkson
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Added cnxns and links
Version: 1.1 Jun 7, 2004 4:01 pm GMT-5 by Kyle Clarkson
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