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eigenvalue

[ ahy-guhn-val-yoo ]

noun

, Mathematics.


eigenvalue

/ ˈaɪɡənˌvæljuː /

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of eigenvalue1

1925–30; partial translation of German Eigenwert, equivalent to eigen- characteristic, particular + Wert value
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Example Sentences

Well, this week the company added six more problem types, including arithmetic, eigenvalue, eigenvector, limit, statistics and system of equations.

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