Lanczos algorithm

proper noun

An iterative algorithm that is an adaptation of power methods to find the most useful eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an nth-order linear system with a limited number of operations, m, where m is much smaller than n.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Lanczos algorithm
  1. computerAn iterative algorithm that is an adaptation of power methods to find the most useful eigenvalues and eigenvectors of an nth-order linear system with a limited number of operations, m, where m is much smaller than n.

Origin

Devised by Cornelius Lanczos.

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