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Etymology

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From eigen (own) +‎ Wert (value).

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Noun

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Eigenwert m (strong, genitive Eigenwertes or Eigenwerts, plural Eigenwerte)

  1. (literally) an entity's intrinsic value
  2. (mathematics) eigenvalue (specific value related to a matrix)

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