Just to quickly clarify: eigenvectors are not named after a person. It's a German word meaning "own" or "inherent" and was meant to denote something which rese

Just to quickly clarify: eigenvectors are not named after a person. It's a German word meaning "own" or "inherent" and was meant to denote something which resembled itself. https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/5563/where-does-the-name-eigenvalue-come-from https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/5563/where-does-the-... https://jeff560.tripod.com/e.html https://jeff560.tripod.com/e.html