EIGENVALUES

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Scrabble letter values: E₁I₁G₂E₁N₁V₄A₁L₁U₁E₁S₁ = 15

Definition

EIGENVALUES is the plural of EIGENVALUE.

noun EIGENVALUE: (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant.

Synonyms of EIGENVALUE: eigenvalue_of_a_matrix, eigenvalue_of_a_square_matrix, characteristic_root_of_a_square_matrix

“The eigenvalues \lambda of a square transformation matrix \mathrm{M} may be found by solving \det(\mathrm{M} - \lambda\mathrm{I}) = 0.”