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