Compare Periods over Different Domains 

The periodicity properties of a function may differ as it is considered over different domains. The following command compares the period of a function over the integers, reals, and complexes.

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Famously, the exponential function has an imaginary period.

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Functions can be periodic over the reals only or integers only as well.

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On the other hand, power functions involving roots of are periodic over all three domains.

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It is easy to compare the domains for many different functions.

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