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From: cedman@golem.ps.uci.edu (Carl Edman)
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Subject: Re: origin of eigenvalue & -vector
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In article <1990Nov16.052910.13041@cec1.wustl.edu> delliott@cec2.wustl.edu (Dave Elliott) writes:
   In German, it's   eigenwerth,   I think. 40 years ago there were objections
   to "eigenvalue" as a barbarism: half German, half English.  
                                   David L. Elliott
                                   Dept. of Systems Science and Mathematics
                                   Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130
                                   delliott@CEC2.WUSTL.EDU

Now, if we really want to nitpick (and we do, don't we ?), it is
eigenwert ! (no 'h')

        Carl Edman


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