eigenvector
/ˈaɪɡənˌvɛktər/
noun
- In mathematics, a vector that does not change direction when a linear transformation is applied, only scaling in length.
- The student calculated the eigenvectors of the matrix for her linear algebra homework.
- Eigenvectors are used in physics to describe the principal axes of rotation.
- The algorithm finds the dominant eigenvector to rank web pages by importance.