Read each bin as a point-by-point multiply-and-sum ledger. The same alternating
samples can have zero dc sum but a finite alternating-bin value of 4, showing
why the chosen basis matters; real bin estimates depend on sampling, windowing,
calibration, noise, leakage between bins, and uncertainty.
Finite dot-product bins are scanned across reviewed basis roles. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.
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A bin is still product-and-sum arithmetic
The alternating source multiplies sample by basis point by point. The dot sum is the visible finite bin value.
1+1+1+1=4
Changing the basis changes what the same samples show
The same alternating samples have zero dc sum but four alternating sum. The first row shows the dc basis on a flat signal.