characteristic
91characteristic curve — noun (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters • Syn: ↑characterisic function • Topics: ↑electronics • Hypernyms: ↑graph, ↑graphical record …
92characteristic equation — noun : an equation in which the characteristic polynomial of a matrix is set equal to 0 * * * 1. Math. a. the characteristic polynomial of a given matrix, equated to zero. b. Also called auxiliary equation. an equation with one variable and… …
93characteristic root — noun : eigenvalue herein * * * Math. 1. a scalar for which there exists a nonzero vector such that the scalar times the vector equals the value of the vector under a given linear transformation on a vector space. 2. a root of the characteristic… …
94characteristic actuation probability — In naval mine warfare, the average probability of a mine of a given type being actuated by one run of the sweep within the characteristic actuation width …
95characteristic detection probability — In naval mine warfare, the ratio of the number of mines detected on a single run to the number of mines which could have been detected within the characteristic detection width …
96characteristic equation — noun Date: circa 1925 an equation in which the characteristic polynomial of a matrix is set equal to 0 …
97characteristic equation — 1. Math. a. the characteristic polynomial of a given matrix, equated to zero. b. Also called auxiliary equation. an equation with one variable and equated to zero, which is derived from a given linear differential equation and in which the… …
98characteristic function — Math. 1. a function defined on a given set, having value 1 for every element of the set and value 0 for every element not contained in the set. 2. See characteristic polynomial. [1875 80] * * * …
99characteristic polynomial — noun The determinant, of a matrix minus an indeterminant times the identity matrix The characteristic polynomial of is …
100characteristic function — noun A function which is equal to 1 for all points in its domain which belong to a given set, and is equal to 0 for all points in the domain which do not belong to that given set. The characteristic function of a set A is often represented as… …
