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eigenfunction

noun

Etymology

From eigen- + function.

  1. derived from *bʰewg-✻
  2. derived from functiō — “performance, execution”
  3. derived from fonction
  4. borrowed from function
  5. formed as eigenfunction — “eigen- + function”

Definitions

  1. A function ϕ such that, for a given linear operator D, Dϕ=λϕ for some scalar λ (called an…

    A function ϕ such that, for a given linear operator D, Dϕ=λϕ for some scalar λ (called an eigenvalue).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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