The Gibbs Phenomenon refers to the peculiar behavior observed when using Fourier series to approximate a periodic function that has a jump discontinuity. This phenomenon is characterized by an overshoot at the discontinuity, where the approximation overshoots the actual function value by about 9% and does not converge to the function at the points of discontinuity. The effect illustrates how Fourier series can struggle to accurately represent functions with abrupt changes, leading to a lingering ripple in the approximation despite increasing the number of terms.
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