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[โ€“] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While it is necessary to understand the background, digitized sampling and Fourier transforms of the data don't calculate sin/cos/tan.

[โ€“] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Like I said: more efficient algorithms have been figured out. That doesn't mean those equations are magically meaningless or not involved conceptually. Trigonometry is everywhere, doing important things.