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Is DTFT same as DFT?
DFT (Discrete Fourier Transform) is a practical version of the DTFT, that is computed for a finite-length discrete signal. The DFT becomes equal to the DTFT as the length of the sample becomes infinite and the DTFT converges to the continuous Fourier transform in the limit of the sampling frequency going to infinity.
Is DCT The real part of DFT?
DCT is NOT the real part of the DFT rather it is related to the DFT of a symmetrically extended signal/image. The energy of signal/image is packed mostly in only a few DCT coefficients (i.e. only a few significant X(k)'s), hence making DCT very useful for data compression applications.
How does the discrete Fourier transform work?
In mathematics, the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) converts a finite sequence of equally-spaced samples of a function into a same-length sequence of equally-spaced samples of the discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT), which is a complex-valued function of frequency.
