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coiflet

coiflet noun: a discrete wavelet that has a scaling function with a vanishing moment.

Noun

coiflet (plural coiflets)

  1. A discrete wavelet that has a scaling function with a vanishing moment.

Forms of coiflet

pluralcoiflets

Origin of coiflet

From Coifman + -let; they were designed by Ingrid Daubechies at the request of Ronald Coifman.

Questions about coiflet

What does coiflet mean?
Coiflet means a discrete wavelet that has a scaling function with a vanishing moment.
What part of speech is coiflet?
Coiflet is a noun.
What is the plural of coiflet?
The plural of coiflet is coiflets.

Words near coiflet in the dictionary

  1. coiffure
  2. coiffured
  3. coiffures
  4. coiffuring
  5. coifing
  6. coiflet
  7. coiflets
  8. Coifman
  9. coifs
  10. coign
  11. coign and livery

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