Hermitian conjugate

[her-mee-shuh n]

noun Mathematics.

adjoint(def 2).

Origin of Hermitian conjugate

1960–65; after C. Hermite; see -ian

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Hermitian conjugate

noun

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

Word Origin

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

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Hermitian conjugate

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Hermitian conjugate

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