factoring of the secular equation

factoring of the secular equation

[′fak·tə·riŋ əvthə ¦sek·yə· lər i′kwā·zhən]

(mathematics)

Factoring the polynomial that results from expanding the secular determinant of a matrix, in order to find the roots of this polynomial, which are the eigenvalues of the matrix.

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