An example FFT algorithm structure, using a decomposition into half-size FFTs A discrete Fourier analysis of a sum of cosine waves at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 Hz A fast Fourier transform (FFT) is an algorithm that computes the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of a sequence, or its inverse (IDFT). A Fourier transform converts a signal from its original domain (often time or space) to a representation
