eigenvalue
/ˈaɪɡənˌvæljuː/
noun
- A special number that describes how a mathematical object, like a matrix, stretches or shrinks a vector (a quantity with direction) when the object is applied to it.
- The engineer used eigenvalues to analyze the stability of the electrical circuit.
- Finding the eigenvalues of a matrix helps solve many problems in computer graphics and data science.
- In physics class, we learned that the eigenvalue of a matrix tells you how much a vector is scaled.