Talk:Characteristic equation

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anyone know why this:

( :$\ (19-\lambda )*(26-\lambda )-(3*-2)$ )

wont display lambda correctly?

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

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)