Word: eigenfactors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ei
gen
fac
tors
Definition: Plural of eigenfactor; score, developed by Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom at the University of Washington, is a rating of the total importance of a scientific journal
Morphemes:
Affix: eigen-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forms terms pertaining to or related to eigenvectors, eigenvalues; especially for naming mathematical objects which are not affected by a given transformation except for by scalar multiplication.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: eigen
Language: de
Decoded: eigen
Meaning: own
Affix: fact
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: factum
Language: la
Decoded: factum
Meaning: a deed, act, exploit; in Medieval Latin also state, condition, circumstance
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to the names of members of classes of components, especially those that have an extensive property name of the same root suffixed with -ance
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.