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eigenvalue

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ei⋅gen⋅val⋅ue

  [ahy-guhn-val-yoo]
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–noun Mathematics.
characteristic root.
Origin:
1925–30; partial trans. of G Eigenwert, equiv. to eigen- characteristic, particular + Wert value

characteristic root

 
–noun Mathematics.
1. a scalar for which there exists a nonzero vector such that the scalar times the vector equals the value of the vector under a given linear transformation on a vector space.
2. a root of the characteristic equation of a given matrix.
Also called characteristic value, eigenvalue, latent root, proper value.

Origin:
1955–60
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eigenvalue mathematics
The factor by which a linear transformation multiplies one of its eigenvectors.
(1995-04-10)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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