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Convolutions are a mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third function. This third function represents how the shape of one function is modified by the other. It is often described as a "blending" or "mixing" of the two functions. The result of a convolution can be thought of as the integrated product of one function and a time-reversed and shifted version of the other.

The convolution operation is widely used in various fields, including signal processing, image processing, and statistics. In signal processing, it's used to filter signals, removing unwanted noise or extracting specific features. For example, an audio equalizer uses convolution to adjust the frequency response of sound. In image processing, convolutions are fundamental to edge detection, blurring, and sharpening images. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), a class of deep learning models, heavily rely on convolutional layers to learn hierarchical features from image data.

Mathematically, the convolution of two functions, f and g, is denoted by (f * g) and defined by the integral formula. For discrete signals, a summation replaces the integral. The order of convolution does not matter; f * g is equal to g * f. This property is known as commutativity. The concept of convolution also extends to probability theory, where the probability distribution of the sum of two independent random variables is the convolution of their individual distributions.