eigendynamic

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noun

A behavioral mode of a system that is limited by some eigenfunction

OriginEnglish dynamic ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

nouneigendynamic (plural eigendynamics)

plural eigendynamics

  1. A behavioral mode of a system that is limited by some eigenfunction

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*dewh₂-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  12. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  13. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  14. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  15. Frenchdynamique
  16. Englishdynamic
  17. Englisheigendynamic

From eigen- + dynamic.

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APA

eigendynamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigendynamic

MLA

“eigendynamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigendynamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eigendynamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eigendynamic.

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