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eigenvalue
[ ahy-guhn-val-yoo ]
/ ˈaɪ gənˌvæl yu /
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noun Mathematics.
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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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How to use eigenvalue in a sentence
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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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