Householder
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A householder is a person who is the head of a household; see House
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Householder is also a family name:
In a religious context:
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
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Householder is also a family name:
- Alston Scott HouseholderAlston Scott HouseholderAlston Scott Householder was an American mathematician who specialized in mathematical biology and numerical analysis, inventor of the Householder transformation and of Householder's method...
, American mathematician
Mathematical topics named after A.S. Householder:- Householder transformationHouseholder transformationIn linear algebra, a Householder transformation is a linear transformation that describes a reflection about a plane or hyperplane containing the origin. Householder transformations are widely used in numerical linear algebra, to perform QR decompositions and in the first step of the QR algorithm...
in geometry and linear algebra - Householder's methodHouseholder's methodIn numerical analysis, the class of Householder's methods are root-finding algorithms used for functions of one real variable with continuous derivatives up to some order d+1, where d will be the order of the Householder's method....
for finding roots of equations
- Householder transformation
- Larry HouseholderLarry HouseholderLarry Householder of Glenford, Ohio, is an American politician of the Republican party who served as speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005....
, American Republican politician - Ronney HouseholderRonney HouseholderRonney Householder was an American race car driver. He raced most of the year, in the Midwest in summer and the West Coast in the winter.-Racing career:...
, late American racecar driver - Paul HouseholderPaul HouseholderPaul Wesley Householder is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played during eight seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Houston Astros. He was drafted by the Reds in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft...
, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player and land baron.
In a religious context:
- In BuddhismBuddhismBuddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, "householderHouseholder (Buddhism)In English translations of Buddhist literature, householder denotes a variety of terms. Most broadly, it refers to any layperson, and most narrowly, to a wealthy and prestigious familial patriarch...
" (Pali, gahapati) often appears to be used synonymously for "layperson" in contrast to a Buddhist monasticBuddhist monasticismMonasticism is one of the most fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns are responsible for preserving and teaching Buddhist teachings and guiding Buddhist lay followers. Earlier Buddhist monks were enlightened...
(one who has "abandoned home"). - In HinduismHinduismHinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
, according to the Laws of Manu, "householder" (grihasthaGrihasthaGrihasthya refers to the second phase of an individual's life in the Vedic ashram system. It is often called 'the householders life' revolving as it does around the duties of maintaining a household and leading a family-centred life.-Usage:...
) refers to the second of four stages (ashrama) of life, typified by marriage, children and financial stability. (Also see, Stages of life for a twice-born man.)