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EIGENVALUE
Definition of EIGENVALUE
noun
A scalar λ, such that there exists a non-zero vector x (a corresponding eigenvector) for which the image of x under a given linear transformation A is equal to the image of x under multiplication by λ; i.e. Ax=λx.
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Where it comes from
From eigen- + value. Partial calque of German Eigenwert.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EIGENVALUE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EIGENVALUE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEEGILNUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EIGENV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EIGENVALUE?
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