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What's the meaning of characteristic in “characteristic polynomial”?
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Why the polynomial that has the eigenvalues as roots called characteristic?
Is there any special meaning in the term "characteristic"?
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Why the polynomial that has the eigenvalues as roots called characteristic?
Is there any special meaning in the term "characteristic"?
eigenvalues-eigenvectors soft-question terminology
edited Nov 21 '18 at 2:05
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mathworld.wolfram.com/Characteristic.html
– JMoravitz
Nov 21 '18 at 2:10
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For some historical context for use of "characteristic" as it relates to eigenvalues and such, see the "Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics" pages under "eigenvalue".
– Blue
Nov 21 '18 at 2:34
Eigenvalues are sometimes called "characteristic values."
– Qiaochu Yuan
Nov 21 '18 at 4:27
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Why the polynomial that has the eigenvalues as roots called characteristic?
Is there any special meaning in the term "characteristic"?
eigenvalues-eigenvectors soft-question terminology
edited Nov 21 '18 at 2:05
Henning Makholm
238k16303538
asked Nov 21 '18 at 2:02
alryosha
805
Why the polynomial that has the eigenvalues as roots called characteristic?
Is there any special meaning in the term "characteristic"?
eigenvalues-eigenvectors soft-question terminology
eigenvalues-eigenvectors soft-question terminology
edited Nov 21 '18 at 2:05
Henning Makholm
238k16303538
asked Nov 21 '18 at 2:02
alryosha
805
edited Nov 21 '18 at 2:05
Henning Makholm
238k16303538
asked Nov 21 '18 at 2:02
alryosha
805
edited Nov 21 '18 at 2:05
Henning Makholm
238k16303538
edited Nov 21 '18 at 2:05
Henning Makholm
238k16303538
edited Nov 21 '18 at 2:05
Henning Makholm
238k16303538
238k16303538
asked Nov 21 '18 at 2:02
alryosha
805
asked Nov 21 '18 at 2:02
alryosha
805
asked Nov 21 '18 at 2:02
alryosha
805
805
mathworld.wolfram.com/Characteristic.html
– JMoravitz
Nov 21 '18 at 2:10
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For some historical context for use of "characteristic" as it relates to eigenvalues and such, see the "Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics" pages under "eigenvalue".
– Blue
Nov 21 '18 at 2:34
Eigenvalues are sometimes called "characteristic values."
– Qiaochu Yuan
Nov 21 '18 at 4:27
add a comment |
mathworld.wolfram.com/Characteristic.html
– JMoravitz
Nov 21 '18 at 2:10
3
For some historical context for use of "characteristic" as it relates to eigenvalues and such, see the "Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics" pages under "eigenvalue".
– Blue
Nov 21 '18 at 2:34
Eigenvalues are sometimes called "characteristic values."
– Qiaochu Yuan
Nov 21 '18 at 4:27
mathworld.wolfram.com/Characteristic.html
– JMoravitz
Nov 21 '18 at 2:10
mathworld.wolfram.com/Characteristic.html
– JMoravitz
Nov 21 '18 at 2:10
3
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For some historical context for use of "characteristic" as it relates to eigenvalues and such, see the "Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics" pages under "eigenvalue".
– Blue
Nov 21 '18 at 2:34
For some historical context for use of "characteristic" as it relates to eigenvalues and such, see the "Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics" pages under "eigenvalue".
– Blue
Nov 21 '18 at 2:34
Eigenvalues are sometimes called "characteristic values."
– Qiaochu Yuan
Nov 21 '18 at 4:27
Eigenvalues are sometimes called "characteristic values."
– Qiaochu Yuan
Nov 21 '18 at 4:27
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mathworld.wolfram.com/Characteristic.html
– JMoravitz
Nov 21 '18 at 2:10
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For some historical context for use of "characteristic" as it relates to eigenvalues and such, see the "Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics" pages under "eigenvalue".
– Blue
Nov 21 '18 at 2:34
Eigenvalues are sometimes called "characteristic values."
– Qiaochu Yuan
Nov 21 '18 at 4:27