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wavelet

wa·ve·let

uncommon

noun

1.

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

Origin

From wave + -let; a calque of French ondelette, from onde (“wave”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).

Phrases

  • continuous wavelet transform
  • Daubechies wavelet
  • discrete wavelet transform
  • Gabor wavelet
  • Haar wavelet
  • Morlet wavelet
  • wavelet compression
  • wavelet matrix

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