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Re:Fourier transform – A math tool used in optics, MP3s, JPE... by matt4077 on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @12:39AM (#14084903)
trick |trɪk|

noun

• a clever or particular way of doing something: the trick is to put one ski forward and kneel.

Synonyms: [tricks]: art, skills, techniques; secrets, shortcuts.

... and I wish people would stop this witch hunt for "clickbait". It seems any headline that includes trace amounts of creativity, imagination, or suspense is seen as illegitimate, usually with an allusion to some mythical past where every book was apparently called "It was the Gardener: A Murder-Mystery".

Re:Fourier transform – A math tool used in optics, MP3s, JPE... by chickenfries on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @02:45AM (#14085415)
I agree. I didn't like the original title, but changing it to "The Fourier transform, a widely applicable mathematical discovery" is ridiculous.