eigenvector
[ ahy-guh n-vek-ter ]
/ ˈaɪ gənˌvɛk tər /
noun Mathematics.
Origin of eigenvector
First recorded in 1955–60,
eigenvector is from the German word
Eigenvektor
Words nearby eigenvector
eigen-,
eigenfrequency,
eigenfunction,
eigentone,
eigenvalue,
eigenvector,
eiger,
eight,
eight ball,
eight-spot,
eight-track tape
British Dictionary definitions for eigenvector
eigenvector
/ (ˈaɪɡənˌvɛktə) /
noun
maths physics
a vector x satisfying an equation A x = λ x, where A is a square matrix and λ is a constant