explainer · intro · evergreen
But what is the Fourier Transform? A visual introduction.
3Blue1Brown · Jan 26, 2018 · 19m 42s
What this video covers
3Blue1Brown's animated visual introduction to the Fourier Transform, showing how a signal breaks into frequency components.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
HN's default recommendation for understanding the Fourier transform intuitively; many say it was the explanation that made it click.
18.5recommendation score
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“this was the first thing that ever really made sense to me”
“Dude really needs to subscribe to 3Blue1Brown”
“Then I learned about the Fourier transform in this beautiful video”