Periodicity - in Mathematics

In Mathematics

  • Bott periodicity theorem, describing a periodicity in the homotopy groups of classical groups
  • Fokker periodicity blocks, which mathematically relate musical intervals
  • Periodic function, a function whose output contains values that repeat periodically
  • Quasiperiodicity, property of a system that displays irregular periodicity
  • Fourier series, decomposition of any periodic function or periodic signal into a set of simple oscillating functions

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