[PYTHON MATRIX-SIG] Change eigenvectors to eigensystems?

[Jim Phillips]

You wrote:
> > > A minor naming point -- since "eigenvectors" returns the eigenvalues as
> > > well, would it perhaps be less confusing to rename it to "eigensystem"?
>
> 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.

Mathematica has all three: Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, and Eigensystem (which  
returns {values, vectors}).  This seems to make things clearer.

-Jim

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