a complex function whose real part is the real function f(t) representing a signal and whose imaginary part is the Hilbert transform g(t) of the function f(t):
NOTE 1 – The real part f(t) of an analytic signal is the opposite of the Hilbert transform of the imaginary part g(t).
NOTE 2 – If it exists, the complex Fourier transform of an analytic signal is zero for all negative frequencies so that, for instance, the analytic signal can be used to represent a single sideband modulated signal.
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