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Functions such that f(–x) equals f(x) or –f(x)

The sine function and all of its Taylor polynomials are odd functions. The cosine function and all of its Taylor polynomials are even functions.

In mathematics, an even function is a real function such that f ( − x ) = f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(-x)=f(x)} for every x {\displaystyle x} in its domain. Similarly, an odd function is a function such that f ( − x ) = − f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(-x)=-f(x)} for every x {\displaystyle x} in its domain.

They are named for the parity of the powers of the power functions which satisfy each condition: the function f ( x ) = x n {\displaystyle f(x)=x^{n}} is even if n is an even integer, and it is odd if n is an odd integer.

Even functions are those real functions whose graph is self-symmetric with respect to the y-axis, and odd functions are those whose graph is self-symmetric with respect to the origin.

If the domain of a real function is self-symmetric with respect to the origin, then the function can be uniquely decomposed as the sum of an even function and an odd function.

The concept of even and odd functions appears to date back to the early 18th century, with Leonard Euler playing a significant role in their formalization. Euler introduced the concepts of even and odd functions (using Latin terms pares and impares) in his work Traiectoriarum Reciprocarum Solutio from 1727. Before Euler, however, Isaac Newton had already developed geometric means of deriving coefficients of power series when writing the Principia (1687), and included algebraic techniques in an early draft of his Quadrature of Curves, though he removed it before publication in 1706. It is also noteworthy that Newton didn't explicitly name or focus on the even-odd decomposition, his work with power series would have involved understanding properties related to even and odd powers.

Definition and examples[edit]

Evenness and oddness are generally considered for real functions, that is real-valued functions of a real variable. However, the concepts may be more generally defined for functions whose domain and codomain both have a notion of additive inverse. This includes abelian groups, all rings, all fields, and all vector spaces. Thus, for example, a real function could be odd or even (or neither), as could a complex-valued function of a vector variable, and so on.

The given examples are real functions, to illustrate the symmetry of their graphs.

f ( x ) = x 2 {\displaystyle f(x)=x^{2}} is an example of an even function.

A real function f is even if, for every x in its domain, x is also in its domain and[1]: p. 11  f ( − x ) = f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(-x)=f(x)} or equivalently f ( x ) − f ( − x ) = 0. {\displaystyle f(x)-f(-x)=0.}

Geometrically, the graph of an even function is symmetric with respect to the y-axis, meaning that its graph remains unchanged after reflection about the y-axis.

Examples of even functions are:

f ( x ) = x 3 {\displaystyle f(x)=x^{3}} is an example of an odd function.

A real function f is odd if, for every x in its domain, x is also in its domain and[1]: p. 72  f ( − x ) = − f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(-x)=-f(x)} or equivalently f ( x ) + f ( − x ) = 0. {\displaystyle f(x)+f(-x)=0.}

Geometrically, the graph of an odd function has rotational symmetry with respect to the origin, meaning that its graph remains unchanged after rotation of 180 degrees about the origin.

If x = 0 {\displaystyle x=0} is in the domain of an odd function f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(x)} , then f ( 0 ) = 0 {\displaystyle f(0)=0} .

Examples of odd functions are:

f ( x ) = x 3 + 1 {\displaystyle f(x)=x^{3}+1} is neither even nor odd. Addition and subtraction[edit] Multiplication and division[edit] Even–odd decomposition[edit]

If a real function has a domain that is self-symmetric with respect to the origin, it may be uniquely decomposed as the sum of an even and an odd function, which are called respectively the even part (or the even component) and the odd part (or the odd component) of the function, and are defined by f even ( x ) = f ( x ) + f ( − x ) 2 , {\displaystyle f_{\text{even}}(x)={\frac {f(x)+f(-x)}{2}},} and f odd ( x ) = f ( x ) − f ( − x ) 2 . {\displaystyle f_{\text{odd}}(x)={\frac {f(x)-f(-x)}{2}}.}

It is straightforward to verify that f even {\displaystyle f_{\text{even}}} is even, f odd {\displaystyle f_{\text{odd}}} is odd, and f = f even + f odd . {\displaystyle f=f_{\text{even}}+f_{\text{odd}}.}

This decomposition is unique since, if

f ( x ) = g ( x ) + h ( x ) , {\displaystyle f(x)=g(x)+h(x),}

where g is even and h is odd, then g = f even {\displaystyle g=f_{\text{even}}} and h = f odd , {\displaystyle h=f_{\text{odd}},} since

2 f e ( x ) = f ( x ) + f ( − x ) = g ( x ) + g ( − x ) + h ( x ) + h ( − x ) = 2 g ( x ) , 2 f o ( x ) = f ( x ) − f ( − x ) = g ( x ) − g ( − x ) + h ( x ) − h ( − x ) = 2 h ( x ) . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}2f_{\text{e}}(x)&=f(x)+f(-x)=g(x)+g(-x)+h(x)+h(-x)=2g(x),\\2f_{\text{o}}(x)&=f(x)-f(-x)=g(x)-g(-x)+h(x)-h(-x)=2h(x).\end{aligned}}}

For example, the hyperbolic cosine and the hyperbolic sine may be regarded as the even and odd parts of the exponential function, as the first one is an even function, the second one is odd, and

e x = cosh ⁡ ( x ) ⏟ f even ( x ) + sinh ⁡ ( x ) ⏟ f odd ( x ) {\displaystyle e^{x}=\underbrace {\cosh(x)} _{f_{\text{even}}(x)}+\underbrace {\sinh(x)} _{f_{\text{odd}}(x)}} .

Fourier's sine and cosine transforms also perform even–odd decomposition by representing a function's odd part with sine waves (an odd function) and the function's even part with cosine waves (an even function).

Further algebraic properties[edit] Analytic properties[edit]

A function's being odd or even does not imply differentiability, or even continuity. For example, the Dirichlet function is even, but is nowhere continuous.

In the following, properties involving derivatives, Fourier series, Taylor series are considered, and these concepts are thus supposed to be defined for the considered functions.

Basic analytic properties[edit]

In signal processing, harmonic distortion occurs when a sine wave signal is sent through a memory-less nonlinear system, that is, a system whose output at time t only depends on the input at time t and does not depend on the input at any previous times. Such a system is described by a response function V out ( t ) = f ( V in ( t ) ) {\displaystyle V_{\text{out}}(t)=f(V_{\text{in}}(t))} . The type of harmonics produced depend on the response function f:[4]

This does not hold true for more complex waveforms. A sawtooth wave contains both even and odd harmonics, for instance. After even-symmetric full-wave rectification, it becomes a triangle wave, which, other than the DC offset, contains only odd harmonics.

Multivariate functions[edit]

Even symmetry:

A function f : R n → R {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} ^{n}\to \mathbb {R} } is called even symmetric if:

f ( x 1 , x 2 , … , x n ) = f ( − x 1 , − x 2 , … , − x n ) for all  x 1 , … , x n ∈ R {\displaystyle f(x_{1},x_{2},\ldots ,x_{n})=f(-x_{1},-x_{2},\ldots ,-x_{n})\quad {\text{for all }}x_{1},\ldots ,x_{n}\in \mathbb {R} }

Odd symmetry:

A function f : R n → R {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} ^{n}\to \mathbb {R} } is called odd symmetric if:

f ( x 1 , x 2 , … , x n ) = − f ( − x 1 , − x 2 , … , − x n ) for all  x 1 , … , x n ∈ R {\displaystyle f(x_{1},x_{2},\ldots ,x_{n})=-f(-x_{1},-x_{2},\ldots ,-x_{n})\quad {\text{for all }}x_{1},\ldots ,x_{n}\in \mathbb {R} }
Complex-valued functions[edit]

The definitions for even and odd symmetry for complex-valued functions of a real argument are similar to the real case. In signal processing, a similar symmetry is sometimes considered, which involves complex conjugation.[5][6]

Conjugate symmetry:

A complex-valued function of a real argument f : R → C {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} \to \mathbb {C} } is called conjugate symmetric if

f ( x ) = f ( − x ) ¯ for all  x ∈ R {\displaystyle f(x)={\overline {f(-x)}}\quad {\text{for all }}x\in \mathbb {R} }

A complex valued function is conjugate symmetric if and only if its real part is an even function and its imaginary part is an odd function.

A typical example of a conjugate symmetric function is the cis function

x → e i x = cos ⁡ x + i sin ⁡ x {\displaystyle x\to e^{ix}=\cos x+i\sin x}

Conjugate antisymmetry:

A complex-valued function of a real argument f : R → C {\displaystyle f:\mathbb {R} \to \mathbb {C} } is called conjugate antisymmetric if:

f ( x ) = − f ( − x ) ¯ for all  x ∈ R {\displaystyle f(x)=-{\overline {f(-x)}}\quad {\text{for all }}x\in \mathbb {R} }

A complex valued function is conjugate antisymmetric if and only if its real part is an odd function and its imaginary part is an even function.

Finite length sequences[edit]

The definitions of odd and even symmetry are extended to N-point sequences (i.e. functions of the form f : { 0 , 1 , … , N − 1 } → R {\displaystyle f:\left\{0,1,\ldots ,N-1\right\}\to \mathbb {R} } ) as follows:[6]: p. 411 

Even symmetry:

A N-point sequence is called conjugate symmetric if

f ( n ) = f ( N − n ) for all  n ∈ { 1 , … , N − 1 } . {\displaystyle f(n)=f(N-n)\quad {\text{for all }}n\in \left\{1,\ldots ,N-1\right\}.}

Such a sequence is often called a palindromic sequence; see also Palindromic polynomial.

Odd symmetry:

A N-point sequence is called conjugate antisymmetric if

f ( n ) = − f ( N − n ) for all  n ∈ { 1 , … , N − 1 } . {\displaystyle f(n)=-f(N-n)\quad {\text{for all }}n\in \left\{1,\ldots ,N-1\right\}.}

Such a sequence is sometimes called an anti-palindromic sequence; see also Antipalindromic polynomial.

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  2. ^ W., Weisstein, Eric. "Odd Function". mathworld.wolfram.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ W., Weisstein, Eric. "Even Function". mathworld.wolfram.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Berners, Dave (October 2005). "Ask the Doctors: Tube vs. Solid-State Harmonics". UA WebZine. Universal Audio. Retrieved 2016-09-22. To summarize, if the function f(x) is odd, a cosine input will produce no even harmonics. If the function f(x) is even, a cosine input will produce no odd harmonics (but may contain a DC component). If the function is neither odd nor even, all harmonics may be present in the output.
  5. ^ Oppenheim, Alan V.; Schafer, Ronald W.; Buck, John R. (1999). Discrete-time signal processing (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall. p. 55. ISBN 0-13-754920-2.
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