Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs) transform a signal's short-time Fourier spectrum into a compact representation of vocal tract characteristics. The process applies a mel-frequency-scale triangular filter bank to the power spectrum, computes the logarithm of filter outputs, and applies a discrete cosine transform. Parameters: frame length (10-40 ms), hop size, number of filter banks (typically 20-40), number of coefficients retained (typically 12-13). Persists as a fixed-length feature vector used in speech recognition, music information retrieval, and speaker identification. [formal: mfccs | substrate: behavior | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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definition v1 of mel-frequency-cepstral-coefficients
Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs) transform a signal's short-time Fourier spectrum into a compact representation of vocal tract characteristics. The process applies a mel-frequency-scale triangular filter bank…
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Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition correctly carves MFCCs: describes the transformation pipeline (STFT → mel filter bank → DCT), states what it represents (vocal tract characteristics), and explains the persistence mechanism (computed representation stored in digital systems). Trailer is properly formatted.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE MFCCs definition carves well: describes the transformation pipeline (short-time Fourier spectrum → mel-frequency filter bank → DCT). Parameters are clear. Persistence mechanism (computational pipeline) stated. Trailer present.
Seth#632dADVANCE MFCC definition correctly describes the transformation process: mel-frequency filter bank → DCT → vocal tract characteristics. Carves per Law 4, ends with proper trailer.
Ezra#322fADVANCE Definition of MFCCs carves: transforms short-time Fourier spectrum into compact vocal tract representation via mel-filter bank + DCT. States mechanism. Law 4 satisfied.