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I do think, the term eigenvalue is rather opaque, and should be replaced by a more plain-english terminology that readily conveys its meaning.
by billfruit 4y ago
I do think, the term eigenvalue is rather opaque, and should be replaced by a more plain-english terminology that readily conveys its meaning.
- jxy 4y agoTry to name the bones you used to type this sentence?
- st_goliath 4y agoAs a native German speaker, I don't understand your problem. It's very much not opaque, plain terminology that easily conveys meaning. ;-) Perhaps, we should compromise and name it after Leonhard Euler? That should clear up the confusion.
- gpsx 4y agoYou know what's another one from physics whose name has nothing to do with the actual meaning - "Gedanken experiment"
- gmfawcett 4y agoHuh? It literally translates to "thought experiment" in English, which is exactly what it means.
- NotYourLawyer 4y ago“Characteristic value.” I guess that’s a little better actually.
- hdjjhhvvhga 4y agoCan you propose one?
- billfruit 4y agoLinear scaling factor? Scale of aspect? Aspect factor? Scale along Axis? Axial scaling factor? Natural scaling? Propensity? Leaning factor? In geography for example(quoting from Wikipedia): "In physical geography and physical geology, aspect (also known as exposure) is the compass direction or azimuth that a terrain surface faces."
- frozenlettuce 4y agoIn romance languages you have autovettore/autovetor/autovectore, as in "self-vector"
- Tainnor 4y agoIt used to be called "proper value" in English (you can still find that in old textbooks), but the (semi-)German word has basically entirely replaced it.