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Short-Time Fourier Transform

The Short-Time Fourier Transform (STFT) is a fundamental signal analysis technique that computes the frequency content of a signal as it evolves over time by applying the Fourier transform to short, overlapping windows of the signal. Introduced conceptually by Dennis Gabor in 1946, the STFT provides a time-frequency representation essential for analyzing non-stationary signals where frequency content changes over time.

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  1. Gabor, D. (1946). Theory of Communication. Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, 93(3), 429–457. DOI: 10.1049/ji-3.1946.0076
  2. Oppenheim, A. V., Schafer, R. W., & Buck, J. R. (1999). Discrete-Time Signal Processing (2nd ed.). Prentice Hall. link

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