Re: David Corfield : Mathematical Emotion

Jon Awbrey <[email protected]>
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Re: Mathematical Emotion ~~~> Eigenwert
At: http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/2009/11/mathematical_emotion.html#c029413

It's ''eigen'' in the sense of ''proper'' or ''peculiar'',
that is, an intrinsic property, and ''Eigenwert'' was
often translated as ''proper value'' in older works.

Jon Awbrey, 19 Nov 2009, 7:20 PM
http://golem.ph.utexas.edu/category/2009/11/mathematical_emotion.html#c029415

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