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An '''Eigenvector''' of a square matrix <math>A</math> is a vector <math>\boldsymbol{x}\in\mathbb{R}</math> such that,
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An '''eigenvector''' of a square [[matrix]] <math>A</math> is a vector <math>\boldsymbol{x}\in\mathbb{R}</math> such that,
    
:<math>A\boldsymbol{x}=\lambda\boldsymbol{x}</math>
 
:<math>A\boldsymbol{x}=\lambda\boldsymbol{x}</math>
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where <math>\lambda</math> is [[complex number]], known as a '''eigenvalue''. The eigenvalue is the zero of a matrix's [[charateristic polynomial]].
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where <math>\lambda</math> is [[complex number]], known as a [[eigenvalue]]. The eigenvalue is the zero of a matrix's [[charateristic polynomial]].
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All the eigenvectors of a particular eigenvalue [[span]] a vector space called the eigenspace.
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All the eigenvectors of a particular eigenvalue [[span]] a vector space called the [[eigenspace]].
    
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