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EIGENVALUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eigenvalue mean? 

EIGENVALUE (noun)
  The noun EIGENVALUE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: EIGENVALUE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EIGENVALUE (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 ("eigenvalue" is a kind of...):

value (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed)


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