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Lanczos algorithm

Lanczos algorithm proper noun: an iterative algorithm that is an adaptation of power methods to find the most useful eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an nth-order linear system with a limited number of operations, m, where m is much smaller than n.

Proper noun

the Lanczos algorithm

  1. An iterative algorithm that is an adaptation of power methods to find the most useful eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an nth-order linear system with a limited number of operations, m, where m is much smaller than n.

Origin of Lanczos algorithm

Devised by Cornelius Lanczos.

Questions about Lanczos algorithm

What does Lanczos algorithm mean?
Lanczos algorithm means an iterative algorithm that is an adaptation of power methods to find the most useful eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an nth-order linear system with a limited number of operations, m, where m is much smaller than n.
What part of speech is Lanczos algorithm?
Lanczos algorithm is a proper noun.

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