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Builtin Reference
    • fft
    • fft2
    • fftn
    • fftshift
    • ifft
    • ifft2
    • ifftn
    • ifftshift

fftn — Compute an N-dimensional discrete Fourier transform.

fftn(X) transforms every dimension of X. fftn(X,SIZE) pads or truncates each transformed dimension according to a positive integer size vector whose length is at least ndims(X).

Syntax

Y = fftn(X)
Y = fftn(X, SIZE)

Inputs

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
XAnyYes—Input array.
SIZENumericArrayNo—Positive transform-size vector with length at least ndims(X).

Returns

NameTypeDescription
YNumericArrayN-D complex Fourier spectrum output.

Errors

IdentifierWhenMessage
RunMat:fftn:ArgCountMore than two input arguments are supplied.fftn: invalid argument count
RunMat:fftn:InvalidSizeSIZE argument is invalid.fftn: invalid SIZE argument
RunMat:fftn:InvalidInputInput cannot be converted to supported numeric/complex domain.fftn: invalid input
RunMat:fftn:InternalFFTN execution or tensor shaping fails.fftn: internal error

How fftn works

  • Integer inputs through 32 bits and logical inputs are documented and produce double output; single input produces single output.
  • SIZE must be a row or column vector of positive integers with at least one entry per input dimension.
  • RunMat extension mode can admit exact int64 and uint64 structural controls and positive SIZE vectors shorter than ndims(X) through independent gates.
  • gpuArray results remain resident when a provider hook succeeds or when RunMat completes a supported fallback on the host.

Examples

Transforming every dimension of a volume

X = rand(4, 5, 6);
Y = fftn(X)

Padding an N-dimensional transform

X = rand(4, 5, 6);
Y = fftn(X, [8 8 8])

Using fftn with coding agents

Open a RunMat example with live inputs, then ask the agent to explain how fftn changes the result.

Run a small fftn example, explain the result, then change one input and compare the output.

FAQ

What shape does fftn(X,SIZE) return?⌄

Its transformed dimensions have the lengths listed in SIZE; the compatibility form requires length(SIZE) >= ndims(X).

What precision is used for integer input?⌄

Documented integer classes enter the double-precision FFT domain and return double output.

Related Math functions

Fft

fft · fft2 · fftshift · ifft · ifft2 · ifftn · ifftshift

Elementwise

abs · angle · bsxfun · complex · conj · double · erf · erfcinv · exp · expm1 · factorial · flintmax · gamma · gammaln · heaviside · hypot · idivide · imag · intmax · intmin · ldivide · log · log10 · log1p · log2 · minus · nextpow2 · plus · pow2 · power · rdivide · real · realmax · realmin · realsqrt · rescale · sign · single · sqrt · swapbytes · times · typecast · uint16 · uint32 · uint8

Trigonometry

acos · acosh · asin · asinh · atan · atan2 · atanh · cos · cosd · cosh · cospi · deg2rad · pol2cart · rad2deg · sin · sind · sinh · sinpi · tan · tand · tanh

Reduction

all · any · bounds · cummax · cummin · cumprod · cumsum · cumtrapz · diff · gradient · max · maxk · mean · median · min · mink · movmax · movmean · movmedian · movmin · movprod · movstd · movsum · movvar · nnz · prod · rms · std · sum · trapz · var

Structure

bandwidth · isdiag · ishermitian · issymmetric · istril · istriu · symrcm

Signal

blackman · butter · buttord · cheb2ord · conv · conv2 · deconv · downsample · envelope · filter · filtfilt · fir1 · freqz · gauspuls · hamming · hann · hilbert · periodogram · pulstran · pwelch · rectpuls · resample · sawtooth · sinc · spectrogram · square · tripuls · unwrap · upsample · zplane

Rounding

ceil · fix · floor · mod · rem · round

Factor

chol · decomposition · eig · eigs · lu · qr · svd

Solve

cond · det · inv · linsolve · norm · null · pinv · rank · rcond · rref · vecnorm

Optim

coneprog · fminbnd · fminunc · fsolve · fzero · integral · linprog · lsqcurvefit · lsqnonlin · optimoptions · optimset · quad · secondordercone

Ops

cross · ctranspose · dot · mldivide · mpower · mrdivide · mtimes · pagemtimes · pagetranspose · trace · transpose

Symbolic

digits · int · limit · piecewise · sym · syms · vpa

Interpolation

griddedInterpolant · interp1 · interp1q · interp2 · pchip · ppval · spline

Discrete

lcm · primes

Ode

ode15s · ode23 · ode45

Poly

polyder · polyfit · polyint · polyval · roots

Open-source implementation

Unlike proprietary runtimes, every RunMat function is open-source. Read exactly how fftn is executed, line by line, in Rust.

  • View the source for fftn in Rust on GitHub
  • Learn how the RunMat runtime works
  • Found a bug? Open an issue with a minimal reproduction.

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  • Syntax
  • Inputs
  • Returns
  • Errors
  • How fftn works
  • Examples
  • Transforming every dimension of a volume
  • Padding an N-dimensional transform
  • Using fftn with coding agents
  • FAQ
  • Related Math functions
  • Fft
  • Elementwise
  • Trigonometry
  • Reduction
  • Structure
  • Signal
  • Rounding
  • Factor
  • Solve
  • Optim
  • Ops
  • Symbolic
  • Interpolation
  • Discrete
  • Ode
  • Poly
  • Open-source implementation
  • About RunMat