D IG ITAL SIG N AL

PRO CESSIN G
W EEK 2: Z-TRAN SFO RM AN D ITS PRO PERTIES
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nition of the z-transform
The
z-transform of a discrete-time signal is defined as the power
series

For causal system, the z-transform is denoted as

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 D efi
nition of the z-transform
For
convenience, the z-transform of a signal is denoted by

Whereas the relationship between and is indicated by

The region of convergence (ROC) of is the set of all values of z for which attains a
finite value.

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