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Eigenvalue

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(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

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synonym
characteristic root of a square matrixeigenvalue of a matrixeigenvalue of a square matrix
plural
Eigenvalues
possessive
Eigenvalue's
pluralpossessive
Eigenvalues'

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(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant

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