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Where does “eigenprojection” come from?

eigenprojection (English) comes from English projection, from Middle French projection, from Latin prōiectiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

eigenprojection (English): The linear operator projecting onto an eigenspace

Definitions

  1. The linear operator projecting onto an eigenspace

Ancestry of “eigenprojection”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprojectionSomething which projects, protrudes, juts out,...
2Middle Frenchprojection—
3Latinprōiectiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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