eigenvector

noun

ei·gen·vec·tor ˈī-gən-ˌvek-tər

: 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

Examples of eigenvector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The y axis represents eigenvector 1, the largest dimensions of variation in the data set, and the x axis eigenvector 2, the second largest dimension. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2011 The regions closer to mainland Asia are shifted in that direction on eigenvector 2. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2011

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