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# scipy.signal.kaiser_beta

`scipy.signal.``kaiser_beta`(a)

  Compute the Kaiser parameter beta, given the attenuation a.

  Parameters : | a : float The desired attenuation in the stopband and maximum ripple in the passband, in dB. This should be a positive number.
  Returns : | beta : float The beta parameter to be used in the formula for a Kaiser window.

  References

  Oppenheim, Schafer, “Discrete-Time Signal Processing”, p.475-476.

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