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

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