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eigenvalue

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eigenvalue [ˈaɪgənˌvæljuː]
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(Mathematics) Maths Physics one of the particular values of a certain parameter for which a differential equation or matrix equation has an eigenfunction. In wave mechanics an eigenvalue is equivalent to the energy of a quantum state of a system
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Noun1.eigenvalue - (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
characteristic root of a square matrix, eigenvalue of a matrix, eigenvalue of a square matrix
value - a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"


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