eigendimension

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noun

The dimension of an eigenspace

OriginEnglish dimension ← Latin dīmēnsiō ← Proto-Italic *mētis →
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Meanings

nouneigendimension (plural eigendimensions)

plural eigendimensions

  1. mathematicsThe dimension of an eigenspace

Origin

  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. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  11. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  13. Proto-Italic*dis-
  14. Latindis-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  17. Proto-Italic*mētis
  18. Latinmētior
  19. Latindīmētior
  20. Latindīmēnsiō
  21. Englishdimension
  22. Englisheigendimension

From eigen- + dimension.

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APA

eigendimension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigendimension

MLA

“eigendimension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigendimension. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eigendimension,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigendimension.

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