characteristic polynomial
characteristic polynomial
nounDefinition of CHARACTERISTIC POLYNOMIAL
: the determinant of a square matrix in which an arbitrary variable (as x) is subtracted from each of the elements along the principal diagonal
First Known Use of CHARACTERISTIC POLYNOMIAL
circa 1957
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