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rayleigh quotient

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
rayleigh quo-tient
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formula used in the min-max theorem to find exact eigenvalues, and in eigenvalue algorithms to obtain an eigenvalue approximation from an eigenvector approximation; it has applications in quantum mechanics.

Etymology

Named after Lord Rayleigh.

Inflected Forms

Rayleigh quotients (plural)

Questions

What does rayleigh quotient mean?
A formula used in the min-max theorem to find exact eigenvalues, and in eigenvalue algorithms to obtain an eigenvalue approximation from an eigenvector approximation; it has applications in quantum mechanics.
Where does rayleigh quotient come from?
Named after Lord Rayleigh.

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