Periodic Function

Periodic Function In mathematics, a periodic function is a function that repeats its values in regular intervals or periods. The most important examples are the trigonometric functions, which repeat over intervals of length 2 radians. Periodic functions are used throughout science to describe oscillations, waves, and other phenomena that exhibit periodicity. Any function which is not periodic is called aperiodic. Defination :- A function f is said to be periodic with period P (P being a nonzero constant) if we have for all values of x. If there exists a least positive constant P with this property, it is called the prime period. A function with period P will repeat on intervals of length P, and these intervals are sometimes also referred to as periods. Geometrically, a periodic function can be defined as a function whose graph exhibits translational symmetry.

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Specifically, a function f is periodic with period P if the graph of f is invariant under translation in the x-direction by a distance of P. This definition of periodic can be extended to other geometric shapes and patterns, such as periodic tessellations of the plane. In Calculus, we use the notion of periodic Functions frequently. A periodic function can be defined as a function whose values reiterate in recurrent spaces or intervals. There are a large number of examples of the periodic Functions that include the trigonometric functions (i.e. sine, cosine, tangent, and cotangent and secant functions). A notable feature of the functions is that they reiterate over periods of 2 radians. Periodic functions are applied all over the science and Math to depict phenomenon that display periodicity such as waves. To understand the concept of periodic functions, let us take a function f (a). If the function is a periodic function, then there will exist some value h such that f (a + h) = f (a). For example, let us see the sine function. Sin (a + 2 ) = sin a. This means that sin (0 + 2 ) = sin (0) = 0, or sin ( / 3 + 2 ) = sin ( / 3) = 3 / 2. To illustrate it further we can say, if the value of a function at Point a is some b then for it to exhibit periodicity, there will be a quantity h such that the value of the function at point a + h will also be b. The value h is termed as Period of the function. Thus, the period of a function is a value after which it repeats its behavior.

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Based on the number of periods, periodic functions can be classified into singly periodic functions, doubly periodic function, and triply periodic function and so on. The fundamental or prime period of a function is the extent of a least uninterrupted part of the Domain for one complete cycle of the function. In other words, it is the smallest period that can be possible for the given function. For the sine function, the fundamental period is 2.

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