English: Each arrow starts at the vertical sum of all the arrows on its left. And the purple dot is the sum of all six. The arrows represent the amplitudes of sine functions with different peak-values and frequencies. They are the first six terms of a Fourier series derived from the square wave motion of the blue dot, which transitions between only two amplitudes.
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Fourier synthesis of a square wave using six terms of the Fourier series shown using arrows.
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