[PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] Change eigenvectors to eigensystems?

[Doug Heisterkamp]

> > A minor naming point -- since "eigenvectors" returns the eigenvalues as
> > well, would it perhaps be less confusing to rename it to "eigensystem"?
> > 
> > Alistair
> 
> This sounds reasonable to me, but I thought I should ask for objections
> from other users of LinearAlgebra.py before I go around changing naming
> conventions again.
> 

Is "eigensystem" a conventional term when referring to both eigenvalues
and eigenvectors?  If not, I would rather not coin a new word.  Especially
one that looks like it could have meaning in a specialized context.  If so, 
I would not have a problem with using eigensystem. 

Note, Maple's eigenvects routine return's both eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

Doug Heisterkamp
drh@cse.unl.edu


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