What is an eigenvalue exactly. I have been using it for years, and I am still trying to wrap my mind around it.  I've used it in classical Linear Algebra, and I a have used it in with trigonometric wave functions.  I don't quite understand what I am doing.

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Section4.1: Introduction To Eigenvalues And Eigenvectors
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What is an eigenvalue exactly. I have been using it for years, and I am still trying to wrap my mind around it.  I've used it in classical Linear Algebra, and I a have used it in with trigonometric wave functions.  I don't quite understand what I am doing.

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We need to explain Eigenvalue by taking the reference of the classical linear algebra and the trigonometric functions respectively.

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