TukeyWindow[x]
represents a Tukey window function of x.
TukeyWindow[x,α]
uses the parameter α.


TukeyWindow
TukeyWindow[x]
represents a Tukey window function of x.
TukeyWindow[x,α]
uses the parameter α.
Details

- TukeyWindow, also known as the cosine-tapered window, is a window function typically used in signal processing applications where data needs to be processed in short segments.
- Window functions have a smoothing effect by gradually tapering data values to zero at the ends of each segment.
- TukeyWindow[x,α] is equal to
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- TukeyWindow[x] is equivalent to TukeyWindow[x,2/3].
- TukeyWindow automatically threads over lists.

Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (3)
Scope (6)
Applications (3)
Use the Tukey window to diminish the effect of signal partitioning when computing the spectrogram:
Use a window specification to calculate sample PowerSpectralDensity:
Compare to spectral density calculated without a windowing function:
The plot shows that the window smooths the spectral density:
Compare to the theoretical spectral density of the process:
Properties & Relations (10)
TukeyWindow[x,1] is equivalent to a Hann window:
TukeyWindow[x,0] is equivalent to a box window:
TukeyWindow[x,1] is equivalent to a Hann window:
Tukey window is a convolution of a unit pulse with a raised cosine:
The area under the Tukey window:
Normalize to create a window with unit area:
Fourier transform of the Tukey window:
Power spectrum of the Tukey window:
Fourier transform of the parametrized Tukey window:
Variation of the magnitude spectrum of the Tukey window as a function of the parameter :
Discrete-time Fourier transform of the discrete Tukey window of length 11:
Power spectra for three different window lengths:
Power spectra for three different values of the shape parameter :
Possible Issues (1)
2D sampling of Tukey window will use a different parameter for each row of samples when passed as a symbol to Array:
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2012), TukeyWindow, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TukeyWindow.html (updated 2016).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2012. "TukeyWindow." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TukeyWindow.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2012). TukeyWindow. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TukeyWindow.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_tukeywindow, author="Wolfram Research", title="{TukeyWindow}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TukeyWindow.html}", note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_tukeywindow, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={TukeyWindow}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/TukeyWindow.html}, note=[Accessed: 16-August-2025]}