Haar wavelet

The Haar wavelet is the first known wavelet and was proposed in 1909 by Alfred Haar. (also known as D2)

Related Topics:
Wavelet - 1909 - Alfred Haar - D2

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Note that the term wavelet was coined much later.

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The Haar wavelet is also the simplest possible wavelet.

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The disadvantage of the Haar wavelet is that it is not continuous and therefore not differentiable.

Related Topics:
Continuous - Differentiable

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The Haar Wavelet can also be described as a step function f(x) with

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: f(x) = egin{cases}1 quad & 0 leq x < 1/2,\

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