3 ms·
Good summary. That kind of simple explanation would be useful in many Wikipedia articles. As a programmer, I have learned the importance of simple, explanatory
by brylie 5y ago
Good summary. That kind of simple explanation would be useful in many Wikipedia articles.
As a programmer, I have learned the importance of simple, explanatory variables, comments, and abstraction to communicate what is going on without losing the reader in the details.
- nimish 5y agoThe issue is that the topic is only relevant to people already familiar with Fourier series and analysis, so the simplified, imprecise reduction isn't useful there. Wikipedia definitely suffers from inconsistency in who they are writing for.
- brylie 5y agoI was drawn to the article because I work with audio software and thought I might gain some insight into a new technique I might use. Regardless, even people with deep familiarity in a topic can benefit from succinct explanations.
- nimish 5y agoSure. As a mathematician, the current line in the article _is_ succinct and also precise. Overkill for an audio engineer (my summary might be better). But if you have a graduate degree in a STEM field the sentence should be interpretable assuming you took/remember analysis 101. I have no idea who wikipedia wants to serve with its articles since they vary wildly in intended audience.