List of periodic functions

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This is a list of some well known periodic functions

Real-values functions

Trigonometric functions

• Sine
• Cosine
• Tangent

Sinus-like functions

• Trochoid
• Cycloid

Non-smooth functions

• Triangle wave (non-continuous first derivative)
• Sawtooth wave (non-continuous)
• Square wave (non-continuous)
• Cycloid (non-continuous first derivative)
• Tangent (non-continuous)

Vector-valued functions

• Epitrochoid
• Epicycloid (special case of the epitrochoid)
• Limaçon (special case of the epitrochoid)
• Hypotrochoid
• Hypocycloid (special case of the hypotrochoid)
• Spirograph (special case of the hypotrochoid)

Complex-values functions

• Euler's formula, e^ix = cos x + i sin x