Hermitian conjugate

[her-mee-shuh n] /hərˈmi ʃən/

Word Origin

noun, Mathematics.

adjoint (def 2).

Origin of Hermitian conjugate

1960-1965

1960-65; after C. Hermite; see -ian

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British Dictionary definitions for Hermitian conjugate

Hermitian conjugate

/hɜːˈmɪtɪən/

noun

(maths) a matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix Also called adjoint

Word Origin

C19: named after Charles Hermite (1822–1901), French mathematician

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