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eigenvector
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eigenvector [ˈaɪgənˌvɛktə]
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(Mathematics) Maths Physics a vector x satisfying an equation Ax = λx, where A is a square matrix and λ is a constant


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The main purpose is to relate algebraic systems theory [10, 11, 13, 14, 21] (namely, the algebraic description of invariant ordinary differential equations or systems of equations: modes, eigenvectors, basis changes etc.
In short, the two oblong pixel assemblages, representing the fish silhouettes, are converted into two coordinate systems by computing their principal axes or eigenvectors (Noble and Daniel 1988).
These eigenvectors (the German prefix "eigen" means "own" or "individual") describe precisely how that face differs from other stored facial images.
 
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