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EIGENFUNCTION

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ei⋅gen⋅func⋅tion

[ahy-guhn-fuhngk-shuhn]
–noun Mathematics.
a characteristic vector in a vector space in which the elements are functions.
Also called proper function.


Origin:
1925–30; < G Eigenfunktion, equiv. to eigen- characteristic, particular + Funktion function
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