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#REDIRECT[[Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues]]
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An '''eigenvalue''' of a square [[matrix]] <math>A</math> is a [[complex number]] <math>\lambda</math> such that
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:<math>A\boldsymbol{x}=\lambda\boldsymbol{x}</math>
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for some non-zero vector <math>\boldsymbol{x}\in\mathbb{R}</math> known as a [[eigenvector]]. The eigenvalue is the zero of a matrix's [[charateristic polynomial]].
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The [[span]] of all the eigenvectors corresponding to a fixed eigenvalue <math>\lambda</math> is called the [[eigenspace]] <math>E_\lambda</math> of <math>A</math>.
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[[category:Linear algebra]]
 
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