Scalar vs Eigenvalue - What's the difference?
scalar | eigenvalue |
(mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction
(computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array)
Of, or relating to scale
(mathematics) A quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector
(electronics) An amplifier whose output is a constant multiple of its input
(linear algebra) A scalar, , such that there exists a vector (the corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of under a given linear operator is equal to the image of under multiplication by ; i.e.
As nouns the difference between scalar and eigenvalue
is that scalar is (mathematics) a quantity that has magnitude but not direction; compare vector while eigenvalue is (linear algebra) a scalar, , such that there exists a vector (the corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of under a given linear operator is equal to the image of under multiplication by ; ie .As an adjective scalar
is (mathematics) having magnitude but not direction.scalar
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(wikipedia scalar)Adjective
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(en noun)- ''The eigenvalues of a square transformation matrix may be found by solving .