eigenvalue
[ ahy-guh n-val-yoo ]
/ ˈaɪ gənˌvæl yu /
noun Mathematics.
Origin of eigenvalue
1925–30; partial translation of German
Eigenwert, equivalent to
eigen- characteristic, particular +
Wert
value
Words nearby eigenvalue
eigen,
eigen-,
eigenfrequency,
eigenfunction,
eigentone,
eigenvalue,
eigenvector,
eiger,
eight,
eight ball,
eight-spot
British Dictionary definitions for eigenvalue
eigenvalue
/ (ˈaɪɡənˌvæljuː) /
noun
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