eigen-

Borrowed from German eigen (“own”). Many of the compounds represent partial translations from German, e.g. eigenvalue from German Eigenwert. Doublet of own.

• enPR: īgən, IPA^(key): /ˌaɪ.ɡən-/
• Hyphenation: ei‧gen-

eigen-

1. (linear algebra) Forms terms pertaining to or related to eigenvectors, eigenvalues; especially for naming mathematical objects which are not affected by a given linear transformation except for by scalar multiplication.

• eigenbootstrap
• eigencomposition
• eigenconclusion
• eigenmobility
• eigenmovement
• eigenportfolio
• eigenposture
• eigenseries
• eigentranslation

• Genie, eigne, genie