Can someone tell me what apodized means?

[DougBTX2]

Hi all,

Can someone tell me what apodized means?

Had a google and a dictionary search, only found people using it, couldn't find anyone saying what it means.

Thanks,
Douglas

 

[rachmaninoff]

Better luck googling in the present tense - "apodize":

http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/a/p/apodize/source.html
"Science and Engineering Encyclopeida"

Apodize

To apodize is to remove or smooth a sharp discontinuity in a mathematical function, an electrical signal or a mechanical structure. An example would be to use a Hanning Window in the FFT analyzer to smooth the discontinuities at the beginning and end of the sample time record.

 

[DougBTX2]

Cheers rachmaninoff!

Douglas2