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A function  is said to be periodic (or, when emphasizing the presence of a single period instead of multiple periods, singly periodic) with period  if  
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=Periodic versus non-periodic functions ([[Homework_1_ECE301Fall2008mboutin|hw1]], [[ECE301]])=
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<span style="color:green"> Read the instructor's comments [[hw1periodicECE301f08profcomments|here]]. </span>
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A function  is said to be '''periodic''' (or, when emphasizing the presence of a single period instead of multiple periods, singly periodic) with period  if  
  
 
                         f(x)=f(x+np)
 
                         f(x)=f(x+np)
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       p is the Fundamental Period
 
       p is the Fundamental Period
 
The constant function  is periodic with any period  for all nonzero real numbers , so there is no concept analogous to the least period for constant functions.
 
The constant function  is periodic with any period  for all nonzero real numbers , so there is no concept analogous to the least period for constant functions.
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An '''aperiodic''' function never repeats, although technically an aperiodic function can be considered  like a periodic function with an infinite period.
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                          f(x+p)=-f(x)

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Periodic versus non-periodic functions (hw1, ECE301)

Read the instructor's comments here.

A function is said to be periodic (or, when emphasizing the presence of a single period instead of multiple periods, singly periodic) with period if

                        f(x)=f(x+np)

where n=1,2.........

     p is the Fundamental Period

The constant function is periodic with any period for all nonzero real numbers , so there is no concept analogous to the least period for constant functions.

An aperiodic function never repeats, although technically an aperiodic function can be considered like a periodic function with an infinite period.

                         f(x+p)=-f(x)

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