Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eigenclass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ei-gen-class
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hidden class associated with each specific instance of another class.

Example Sentences

"Singleton methods in Ruby live in a special, hidden class called the singleton class (it used to be referred to as the eigenclass, but singleton class is the current term)."

Etymology

From eigen- + class.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eigen

Inflected Forms

eigenclasses (plural)

Questions

What does eigenclass mean?: A hidden class associated with each specific instance of another class.
Where does eigenclass come from?: From eigen- + class.

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