CHARACTERISTIC ROOT OF A SQUARE MATRIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does characteristic root of a square matrix mean? 

• CHARACTERISTIC ROOT OF A SQUARE MATRIX (noun)
  The noun CHARACTERISTIC ROOT OF A SQUARE MATRIX has 1 sense:

1. (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

  Familiarity information: CHARACTERISTIC ROOT OF A SQUARE MATRIX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHARACTERISTIC ROOT OF A SQUARE MATRIX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

characteristic root of a square matrix; eigenvalue; eigenvalue of a matrix; eigenvalue of a square matrix

Hypernyms ("characteristic root of a square matrix" is a kind of...):

value (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed)