Talk:Characteristic equation

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Please update this rating as the article progresses, or if the rating is inaccurate. Click to show/hide comments. Please add to or update the comments to suggest improvements to the article. Geometry guy 20:22, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

anyone know why this:

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wont display lambda correctly?

I fixed this. Check the source! InformationSpace 22:32, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Characteristic Equation

This article gives a number of examples of `characteristic equations' in various areas of mathematics, but what about the meaning of the term itself!? When can something be called a `characteristic equation'? InformationSpace 22:30, 5 July 2007 (UTC)