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DSP Mathematical Notation Reference

Schema Version: 1.0.0

Signal Notation

Discrete Time Signals

Symbol Description LaTeX Unit
x[n] Input signal at sample n x[n] -
y[n] Output signal at sample n y[n] -
h[n] Impulse response at sample n h[n] -
n Sample index (integer) n -
fs Sample rate (Hz) f_s Hz
T Sampling period (seconds) T s

Frequency Domain

Symbol Description LaTeX
X(ω) Fourier transform of x X(\omega)
X(f) Spectrum in Hz X(f)
H(jω) Frequency response H(j\omega)
|H(ω)| Magnitude response |H(\omega)|
∠H(ω) Phase response \angle H(\omega)

Parameters

Filter Parameters

Symbol Description LaTeX Range
fc Cutoff frequency (Hz) f_c [20, 20000]
ω0 Normalized angular frequency \omega_0 -
Q Quality factor Q [0.5, 20]
G Gain (dB or linear) G -
BW Bandwidth BW -