adjoint

American  

[aj-oint] / ˈædʒ ɔɪnt /

noun

Mathematics.

1. a square matrix obtained from a given square matrix and having the property that its product with the given matrix is equal to the determinant of the given matrix times the identity matrix.

2. Also called Hermitian conjugate, conjugate transpose. the matrix obtained from a given matrix by interchanging rows and columns and by replacing each element by its complex conjugate.

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adjoint British  

/ ˈædˌdʒɔɪnt /

noun

1. maths

   1. another name for Hermitian conjugate

   2. a generalization in category theory of this notion

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Etymology

Origin of adjoint

ad- + joint

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Example Sentences

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adjoint

The paper suggests that ambient noise differential adjoint tomography can be used to find water and oil resources without the need for expensive drilling.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2023

Gendrot joined the Police Nationale as an adjoint de sécurité – a contracted and salaried “special constable” – in 2018 using his real name.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2020

The following letter appears in the Combat, signed by the "adjoint" of the 13th arrondissement.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere

And the women," continued the adjoint, in a tone of stupefied horror, "they are crying, many of them, and will not look one in the face.

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by John Hartman Morgan

I can go with you, and say that you were strongly recommended to me by the maire's adjoint at Arthenay, and that your papers are all en regle.

From No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee by Stanley L. Wood

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