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Record 1 2021-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modern Mathematics
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

[A] nonzero vector that changes at most by a scalar factor when [a] linear transformation is applied to it.

CONT

When a matrix performs a linear transformation, eigenvectors trace the lines of force it applies to input; when a matrix is populated with the variance and covariance of the data, eigenvectors reflect the forces that have been applied to the given.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques modernes
  • Mathématiques informatiques
CONT

Un vecteur propre a donc une direction privilégiée par la matrice, alors que la valeur propre représente le facteur d'étirement (ou de compression) dans cette direction.

Spanish

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