eigenvalue

IPA: ˈaɪgʌnvæɫju

(linear algebra) A scalar, λ, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear operator A is equal to the image of x under multiplication by λ; i.e. Ax=λx.

Examples of "eigenvalue" in Sentences

An '' 'eigenvalue' '' of a square [[matrix]] A is a [[complex number]]
"eigenvalue" in time to deny Pinker the mocking bludgeon of the "Igon Value Problem."
This is in reference to a faulty transcription of "eigenvalue" Gladwell makes in an article about Nassim Taleb.
I'm afraid we will never know as the eigenvalue of Monckton's complex number is imaginary, also known as 'Lord'.
Transcendental equations came up many times as mathematical physics developed — especially in boundary value and eigenvalue problems.
Realistically, Pinker would have bludgeoned Gladwell with something else if he'd corrected the spelling of "eigenvalue" in time for the book.
Had someone noticed, "igon value" could have been switched to "eigenvalue" in time to deny Pinker the mocking bludgeon of the "Igon Value Problem."
It came as a result of his dissatisfaction with the quantum condition in Bohr's orbit theory and his belief that atomic spectra should really be determined by some kind of eigenvalue problem.