Eigenvalue of a Linear Operator

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Reason: Initial publication: standalone definition of a complex number being an eigenvalue of a linear operator, as the one-place notion complementing the three-place def:eigenvector-eigenvalue-2026a. Needed to state the eigenvalue characterisation for operators with an orthonormal eigenbasis. · 396 chars · 4 deps · depth 9

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Let $V$ be a complex vector space, let $T$ be a linear operator on $V$ , and let $\mu$ be a complex number.

The number $\mu$ is an eigenvalue of $T$ if there exists a vector $x\in V$ that is an eigenvector of $T$ with eigenvalue $\mu$ .

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