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There is another Dutch word that must be pretty widespread in STEM circles: ‘eigenvector’.

• eru 3y ago
  I always thought Eigenvektor was borrowed from German, not Dutch? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigenvalues_and_eigenvectors#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigenvalues_and_eigenvectors#H... seems to confirm the German origins, citing David Hilbert and Hermann von Helmholtz as originators of the word.
• ernesth 3y ago
  In french, it is "vecteur propre" (which has the same meaning).
• planede 3y ago
  You mean "sajátvektor"? (Hungarian) https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saj%C3%A1tvektor_%C3%A9s_saj%C3%A1t%C3%A9rt%C3%A9k https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saj%C3%A1tvektor_%C3%A9s_saj%C...
• Ekaros 3y ago
  Now consider the SI units. Could those be some of the most common words between all languages?