Etymology

eigenspace

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Today it means: The linear subspace consisting of all eigenvectors associated with a particular eigenvalue, together with the zero vector. Full definition →

English space ← Middle English space ← Anglo-Norman space
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₂óyḱe
  3. Proto-Germanic*aiganą
  4. Proto-Germanic*aiganaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*aigan
  6. Old High Germaneigan
  7. Middle High Germaneigen
  8. Germaneigen
  9. Englisheigen-
  10. Latinspatium
  11. Old Frenchespace
  12. Anglo-Normanspace
  13. Middle Englishspace
  14. Englishspace
  15. English todayeigenspace

From eigen- + space.

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