eigenvector
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eigenvector
First recorded in 1955–60, eigenvector is from the German word Eigenvektor
Example Sentences
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The recent Wired article notes that the Stitch Fix data science team uses “something called eigenvector decomposition, a concept from quantum mechanics, to tease apart the overlapping ‘notes’ in an individual’s style.”
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019
As many people pointed out on Twitter, eigenvector decomposition is just a regular old linear algebra technique.
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019
There is something called eigenvector centrality, which my friends in Natural Philosophy tell me is a bit of mathematics unlikely ever to have any practical application in the wider world.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2013
The principal eigenvector explains < 1.1% of the total genetic variance.
From Nature • Feb. 8, 2012
The principal eigenvector explains < 1.1% of the total genetic variance.
From Nature • Feb. 8, 2012
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