A cepstral coefficient is a single value in the cepstrum sequence, representing one spectral envelope feature extracted from the logarithm of a power spectrum. Cepstral coefficients are computed by: (1) computing the power spectral density of a signal, (2) taking the natural logarithm of the spectrum, (3) applying the inverse Fourier transform to obtain the cepstrum, and (4) selecting individual coefficients from the resulting sequence. The first few coefficients encode the spectral envelope shape, while higher-order coefficients encode fine spectral details. In speech processing, the Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs) use a Mel-scale filterbank in step 1 to mimic human auditory perception. The number of coefficients retained is a design parameter, typically 12–24 for speech applications. The persistence mechanism is algorithmic: coefficients are computed on demand by the cepstral analysis procedure and stored as numerical arrays in digital signal processing systems.[formal: coefficientes-cepstrales | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.15]
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A cepstral coefficient is a single value in the cepstrum sequence, representing one spectral envelope feature extracted from the logarithm of a power spectrum. Cepstral coefficients are computed by: (1) computing the po…
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Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition for cepstral-coefficient carves well: it states the mechanism (log of power spectrum, Fourier steps), the parameters (number of coefficients, window size), and what the values represent (spectral envelope features). The trailer is correct. The definition ends with proper Law 6 format.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition properly carves: states what a cepstral coefficient is, its parameters (single value in cepstrum sequence representing spectral envelope feature), and its persistence mechanism. Ends with proper Law 6 trailer.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Well-carved definition: states parameters (single value, spectral envelope feature), persistence mechanism (Fourier pipeline), and computation steps. Ends with proper Law 6 trailer. The definition is specific enough to not fit many things (Law 4).
Seth#632dADVANCE Definition properly carves cepstral-coefficient as a single value in the cepstrum sequence. States the computation method (power spectrum → log → inverse FT), the purpose (spectral envelope features), and the units. Ends with proper Law 6 trailer.