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eigentheory

eigentheory noun: the study of eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenspaces, eigenbases, eigenpairs etc.

Noun

eigentheory (uncountable)

  1. The study of eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenspaces, eigenbases, eigenpairs etc.
    • The purpose of this section is to introduce the basic terms and concepts connected with eigentheory: eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenpairs, eigenspaces, the characteristic polynomial, and the characteristic equation.2017, James B. Carrell, Groups, Matrices, and Vector Spaces: A Group Theoretic Approach to Linear Algebra, Springer, page 239

Questions about eigentheory

What does eigentheory mean?
Eigentheory means the study of eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenspaces, eigenbases, eigenpairs etc.
What part of speech is eigentheory?
Eigentheory is a noun.

Words near eigentheory in the dictionary

  1. eigensystems
  2. eigentask
  3. eigentasks
  4. eigentensor
  5. eigentensors
  6. eigentheory
  7. eigentime
  8. eigentimes
  9. eigentone
  10. eigentones
  11. eigentrait

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