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characteristic polynomial

noun Mathematics.

an expression obtained from a given matrix by taking the determinant of the difference between the matrix and an arbitrary variable times the identity matrix.

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Nearby words

characterful, characteristic, characteristic curve, characteristic equation, characteristic function, characteristic polynomial, characteristic root, characteristic vector, characteristic velocity, characteristic x-ray, characterization

Origin of characteristic polynomial

First recorded in 1955–60
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