eigenvalue

[ ahy-guhn-val-yoo ]
/ ˈaɪ gənˌvæl yu /

noun Mathematics.

characteristic root.

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Origin of eigenvalue

1925–30; partial translation of German Eigenwert, equivalent to eigen- characteristic, particular + Wertvalue

Words nearby eigenvalue

Eiffel Tower, Eigen, eigenfrequency, eigenfunction, eigentone, eigenvalue, eigenvector, Eiger, eight, eightball, eighteen
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British Dictionary definitions for eigenvalue

eigenvalue
/ (ˈaɪɡənˌvæljuː) /

noun

maths physics one of the particular values of a certain parameter for which a differential equation or matrix equation has an eigenfunction. In wave mechanics an eigenvalue is equivalent to the energy of a quantum state of a system
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