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The Fourier series represents which class of signal?

  • A.Random signals, provided their statistics do not change with time
  • B.Periodic signals, as harmonic sums
  • C.Any signal whatever, periodic or not, provided it is bounded
  • D.Only signals of finite energy that decay to zero at infinity

Answer: B

A Fourier series applies to periodic signals, decomposing them into a discrete set of harmonics of the fundamental. Aperiodic signals need the Fourier transform instead, which replaces the discrete harmonics with a continuous spectrum. Finite-energy decaying signals are exactly the aperiodic case the transform handles. Random signals are described by their power spectral density, obtained from the autocorrelation function, since no single deterministic spectrum exists for them.

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