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Cooley-Tukey algorithm

Cooley-Tukey algorithm proper noun: a common recursive fast Fourier transform algorithm.

Proper noun

Cooley-Tukey algorithm

  1. A common recursive fast Fourier transform algorithm.

Origin of Cooley-Tukey algorithm

Named after J. W. Cooley and John Tukey, who popularised the original algorithm of Carl Friedrich Gauss.

Questions about Cooley-Tukey algorithm

What does Cooley-Tukey algorithm mean?
Cooley-Tukey algorithm means a common recursive fast Fourier transform algorithm.
What part of speech is Cooley-Tukey algorithm?
Cooley-Tukey algorithm is a proper noun.

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