Triangle wave
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A triangular wave or triangle wave is a non-sinusoidal waveform named for its triangular shape. It is a periodic, piecewise linear, continuous real function.
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Triangle wave | |
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General definition | |
Fields of application | Electronics, synthesizers |
Domain, codomain and image | |
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Codomain | |
Basic features | |
Parity | Odd |
Period | 1 |
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Root | |
Derivative | Square wave |
Fourier series |
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After each second, a harmonic is added to a sine wave creating a triangle 220 Hz wave
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Like a square wave, the triangle wave contains only odd harmonics. However, the higher harmonics roll off much faster than in a square wave (proportional to the inverse square of the harmonic number as opposed to just the inverse).