Transfer Function

GUIDE: Mathematics of the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) - Julius O. Smith III. Transfer Function

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Transfer Function

The transfer function associated with any filter is defined as the $z$ transform of its impulse response. For the FIR filter we have

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Thus, the transfer function of every length $N+1$ causal FIR filter is an $N$th-order polynomial in $z$.

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