First Known Use: 1941
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eigenvector
noun ei·gen·vec·tor \-ˌvek-tər\
Definition of EIGENVECTOR
: a nonzero vector that is mapped by a given linear transformation of a vector space onto a vector that is the product of a scalar multiplied by the original vector —called also characteristic vector
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Origin of EIGENVECTOR
International Scientific Vocabulary eigen- (from German eigen) + vector
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