Associations to the word «Eigenvector»

Wiktionary

EIGENVECTOR, noun. (linear algebra) A vector that is not rotated under a given linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context.
EIGENVECTOR, noun. (physics) (engineering) A right eigenvector; a nonzero vector \(x\) such that, for a particular matrix \(A\), \(A x = \lambda x\) for some scalar \(\lambda\) which is its eigenvalue and an eigenvalue of the matrix.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis