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Noun: characteristic root of a square matrix
  1. (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
    - eigenvalue, eigenvalue of a matrix, eigenvalue of a square matrix

Derived forms: characteristic roots of a square matrix

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