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proper value

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An eigenvalue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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  • 1961 [Oxford University Press], Sterling K. Berberian, Introduction to Hilbert Space, American Mathematical Society (AMS Chelsea), 1999, Reprint, page 178, In this terminology, Theorem 1 asserts that every non-zero proper value of a CC-operator has finite multiplicity. This result is not always helpful, for there exist CC-operators having no proper values at all:

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