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Noun

1. 1
   Given a square matrix A with eigenvector x and eigenvalue λ, and given the Identity matrix I of the same order (size) as A, an eigenpolynomial is the polynomial of λ that calculates the determinant of A - λI.

   "An important expression in the linear control theory is the eigenpolynomial of A."

Example

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"An important expression in the linear control theory is the eigenpolynomial of A."

Etymology

From eigen- + polynomial.

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