Definition of "eigenvector" [eigenvector]

• A vector that is not rotated under a given linear transformation; a left or right eigenvector depending on context. (noun)
• A right eigenvector; a nonzero vector such that, for a particular matrix , for some scalar which is its eigenvalue and an eigenvalue of the matrix. (noun)

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• "The concept of increased positive standard of living is a valuable measure, but it is not a "eigenvector" of the economy in any sense."
• "Σci ‰ fi, for some set {ci} of complex numbers, where fi, the so-called eigenvector of Q corresponding to possible value qi, is that state of S at t for which, when S is in that state, there is unit probability that Q has value qi. ["
• "The real budget in the final answer, in Greg's paper, is output from labor, socialness, and height; a three eigenvector decomposition of the general set of economies consisting of random draws according the the presented probaility distributions."