eigenvector

[ ahy-guhn-vek-ter ]

nounMathematics.

Origin of eigenvector

1
First recorded in 1955–60, eigenvector is from the German word Eigenvektor

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British Dictionary definitions for eigenvector

eigenvector

/ (ˈaɪɡənˌvɛktə) /


noun
  1. maths physics a vector x satisfying an equation A x = λ x, where A is a square matrix and λ is a constant

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