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characteristic polynomial: Meaning and Definition of

characteris'tic polyno'mial

Pronunciation: [key]
— Math. Math.
  1. an expression obtained from a given matrix by taking the determinant of the difference between the matrix and an arbitrary variable times the identity matrix.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
characteristic function characteristic root
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