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# scipy.signal.residue

`scipy.signal.``residue`(b, a, tol=0.001, rtype='avg')

  Compute partial-fraction expansion of b(s) / a(s).

  If M is the degree of numerator b and N the degree of denominator a:

              b(s)     b[0] s**(M) + b[1] s**(M-1) + ... + b[M]
      H(s) = ------ = ------------------------------------------
              a(s)     a[0] s**(N) + a[1] s**(N-1) + ... + a[N]

  then the partial-fraction expansion H(s) is defined as:

          r[0]       r[1]             r[-1]
      = -------- + -------- + ... + --------- + k(s)
        (s-p[0])   (s-p[1])         (s-p[-1])

  If there are any repeated roots (closer together than tol), then H(s) has terms like:

        r[i]      r[i+1]              r[i+n-1]
      -------- + ----------- + ... + -----------
      (s-p[i])  (s-p[i])**2          (s-p[i])**n

  This function is used for polynomials in positive powers of s or z, such as analog filters or digital filters in controls engineering. For negative powers of z (typical for digital filters in DSP), use `residuez`.

  Parameters: | b : array_like Numerator polynomial coefficients. a : array_like Denominator polynomial coefficients.
  Returns: | r : ndarray Residues. p : ndarray Poles. k : ndarray Coefficients of the direct polynomial term.

  See also

  `invres`, `residuez`, `numpy.poly`, `unique_roots`