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The correct spelling is adjoint.
How to pronounce adjoint
noun
IPA: /ˈædʒ.ɔɪnt/
Say it like: Adj-oyn-t
The correct spelling is adjoint. The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
- 2.(of a matrix) Transpose conjugate.
- 3.(of an operator) Hermitian conjugate.
- 4.A functor related to another functor by an adjunction.
- 5.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.
adjective
- 1.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).
- 2.(of a functor) That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
- 3.(of one curve to another curve) Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with.
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