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tag: 0N6960W0BV
kind: concept
name: Eigenvector
msc: [15A18]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eigenvalues_and_eigenvectors
    locator: General definition
---

## Summary

An eigenvector of a linear map from a space to itself is a nonzero vector that the map sends to a scalar multiple of itself.