eigenfunction
[ ahy-guhn-fuhngk-shuhn ]
/ ˈaɪ gənˌfʌŋk ʃən /
noun Mathematics.
a characteristic vector in a vector space in which the elements are functions.
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Also called proper function.
Origin of eigenfunction
Words nearby eigenfunction
Eifel, Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, Eigen, eigenfrequency, eigenfunction, eigentone, eigenvalue, eigenvector, Eiger, eight
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British Dictionary definitions for eigenfunction
eigenfunction
/ (ˈaɪɡənˌfʌŋkʃən) /
noun
maths physics a function satisfying a differential equation, esp an allowed function for a system in wave mechanics
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