adjoint English

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What does adjoint mean?

adjoint adjective

— (mathematics) Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).

— (mathematics, category theory, of a functor) That is related to another functor by an adjunction.

— matrix

adjoint noun

— (mathematics) The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.

— (mathematics, linear algebra, of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.

— (mathematics, analysis, of an operator) Hermitian conjugate.

— (mathematics, category theory) A functor related to another functor by an adjunction.

— (geometry, algebraic geometry) A curve A such that any point of a given curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least r–1 on A. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term sub-adjoint is used.

— An assistant to someone who holds a position in the military or civil service.

— matrix

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adjoint English » English

united

follow

adjugate

adjoined

accompany