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 # Adaptive CORDIC-based 32-point DCT
 
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
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 | :exclamation: Important Notice !!!      |
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