Teori operator isospektral bergantung pada tanda yang berbeda pada apakah ruang tersebut adalah dimensi terbatas atau tak terbatas. Dalam dimensi terbatas, hal tersebut secara esensial sejalan dengan matriks-matriks persegi.
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