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Noun: eigenvector  'I-gun,vek-tu(r)
  1. (mathematics) a non-zero quantity q is an eigenvector of an operator P if is unchanged apart from a scaling under the operation of P; Pq=wq where w is the eigenvalue and q is the eigenvector of P

Derived forms: eigenvectors

Encyclopedia: Eigenvector, eigenvalue and eigenspace