1927- ; Ger. chemist
Eigen
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Prefix
- (linear algebra) (in compounds such as eigenfunction, eigenstate, eigenvector)
Origin
From German eigen ("own"). Many of the compounds represent partial translations from German, e.g. eigenvalue from the German Eigenwert.
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