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eigenclasses

eigenclasses is the plural of eigenclass.

Meaning of eigenclass

Noun

eigenclass (plural eigenclasses)

  1. (object-oriented programming) A hidden class associated with each specific instance of another class.
    • Singleton methods in Ruby live in a special, hidden class called the singleton class (it used to be referred to as the eigenclass, but singleton class is the current term).

Questions about eigenclasses

What is eigenclasses the plural of?
Eigenclasses is the plural of eigenclass.

Words near eigenclasses in the dictionary

  1. eigencentrality
  2. eigenchannel
  3. eigenchannels
  4. eigencharacteristics
  5. eigenclass
  6. eigenclasses
  7. eigencoefficient
  8. eigencoefficients
  9. eigencoil
  10. eigencoils
  11. eigencolor

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