characteristic polynomial

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noun Mathematics.

an expression obtained from a given matrix by taking the determinant of the difference between the matrix and an arbitrary variable times the identity matrix.

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1955–60

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Characteristic polynomial is always a great word to know.

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the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another

the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times, the exponent of an expression

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