Hermitian conjugate

American

[her-mee-shuhn] / hərˈmi ʃən /

noun

Mathematics.

adjoint.

Hermitian conjugate British

/ hɜːˈmɪtɪən /

noun

Also called: adjoint. maths a matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix

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Etymology

Origin of Hermitian conjugate

1960–65; after C. Hermite; see -ian

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