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Synonyms for eigenvector

  • noun

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proper vector characteristic vector latent vector

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Noun

1. Characteristic vector — A vector that is only scaled (not rotated out of its span) under a particular linear transformation; a left…

characteristic vector, latent vector, proper vector

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A vector that is only scaled (not rotated out of its span) under a particular linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context; (more formally) given a linear transformation A, a vector x such that Ax=λx [or xA=λx] for some scalar λ (called the eigenvalue).

Related words

Word family
eigenface eigenfunction eigenstate eigenvalue

Forms

Plural
eigenvectors

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
eigenvectorrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.