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Ei•gen n.

Man•fred born 1927, German chemist: Nobel prize 1967.

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Eigen / ˈaiɡən/

Manfred. 1927–2019, German physical chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1967) for developing his relaxation technique for studying fast reactions

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eigenfunction - eigenvalue - own

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