f[t_] := 2*Cos[2 Pi 120 t] + 3*Cos[2 Pi 125 t]; Plot[f[t], {t, 0, 2}] dt = 0.002; a = Table[f[k*dt], {k, 1000}]; fa = Fourier[a]; ListPlot[Abs[fa], PlotRange -> All] Export["a.csv", a] x = Import["b.csv"] // Flatten; ListPlot[x] fx = Fourier[x]; ListPlot[Abs[fx], PlotRange->All]