Eigenvalue
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- characteristic root of a square matrixeigenvalue of a matrixeigenvalue of a square matrix
- plural
- Eigenvalues
- possessive
- Eigenvalue's
- pluralpossessive
- Eigenvalues'