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Savitzky-Golay filter

Savitzky-Golay filter noun: a digital filter that can be applied to a set of digital data points for the purpose of smoothing the data.

Noun

Savitzky-Golay filter (plural Savitzky-Golay filters)

  1. A digital filter that can be applied to a set of digital data points for the purpose of smoothing the data.

Forms of Savitzky-Golay filter

pluralSavitzky-Golay filters

Origin of Savitzky-Golay filter

Named after Abraham Savitzky and Marcel J. E. Golay, who popularized the existing method and published tables of coefficients in 1964.

Questions about Savitzky-Golay filter

What does Savitzky-Golay filter mean?
Savitzky-Golay filter means a digital filter that can be applied to a set of digital data points for the purpose of smoothing the data.
What part of speech is Savitzky-Golay filter?
Savitzky-Golay filter is a noun.
What is the plural of Savitzky-Golay filter?
The plural of Savitzky-Golay filter is Savitzky-Golay filters.

Words near Savitzky-Golay filter in the dictionary

  1. Savitch's theorem
  2. Savitr
  3. Savitri
  4. Savitz
  5. Savitzes
  6. Savitzky-Golay filter
  7. Savitzky-Golay filters
  8. Savitṛ
  9. Savlon
  10. Savo
  11. Savo Finnish

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