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ˈaɪ gəneigen
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Eigen, Manfred Eigennoun
German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927)
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eigen
Eigen is a prefix used in mathematics and physics to denote that a particular property belongs to an object. It comes from a German word which means "own" or "particular to". For example, in the term "eigenvalue", it means that the value is a particular characteristic of the matrix to which it is associated. Various systems in mathematics and physics, such as eigenvalues and eigenvectors in linear algebra or eigenstates in quantum mechanics, use this terminology.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
EIGEN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Eigen is ranked #88336 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Eigen surname appeared 210 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Eigen.
93.8% or 197 total occurrences were White.
3.3% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eigen in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eigen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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