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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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Origin of characteristic polynomial

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby characteristic polynomial

character generator, characteristic, characteristic curve, characteristic equation, characteristic function, characteristic polynomial, characteristic root, characteristics, characteristic vector, characteristic velocity, characteristic x-ray
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