Definition of eigenvector in English:
eigenvector
nounˈʌɪɡənˌvɛktəˈīɡənˌvektər
Mathematics Physics A vector which when operated on by a given operator gives a scalar multiple of itself.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this paper we prove that every square matrix with complex coefficients has an eigenvector.
- In a very natural way, concepts of linear algebra, including eigenvalues and eigenvectors, appear.
- From the calculated eigenfrequencies and eigenvectors, statistical measures of motion can be derived.
- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors were computed by Jacobi rotation.
- Then they sorted the eigenvectors according to the eigenvalues and divided them into three subsets.