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conjugate

The correct spelling is conjugate.

How to pronounce conjugate

noun

IPA: /ˈkɒndʒəɡeɪt/

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The correct spelling is conjugate. Any entity formed by joining two or more smaller entities together. For example: "In English, the verb 'to be' is conjugated as follows: 'I am', 'you are', 'he/she/it is', 'we are', 'you are', 'they are'."

Usage Examples

In English, the verb 'to be' is conjugated as follows: 'I am', 'you are', 'he/she/it is', 'we are', 'you are', 'they are'.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any entity formed by joining two or more smaller entities together.
  2. 2.(of a complex number) A complex conjugate.
  3. 3.More generally, any of a set of irrational or complex numbers that are zeros of the same polynomial with integral coefficients.
  4. 4.(of an element of an extension field) Given a field extension L / K and an element α ∈ L, any other element β ∈ L that is another root of the minimal polynomial of α over K.
  5. 5.An explementary angle.

verb

  1. 1.(grammar) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses.
  2. 2.To multiply on the left by one element and on the right by its inverse.
  3. 3.To join together, unite; to juxtapose.
  4. 4.(of bacteria and algae) To temporarily fuse, exchanging or transferring DNA.

adjective

  1. 1.United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
  2. 2.In single pairs; coupled.
  3. 3.Containing two or more radicals supposed to act the part of a single one.
  4. 4.(grammar) Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; said of words.
  5. 5.Presenting themselves simultaneously and having reciprocal properties; said of quantities, points, lines, axes, curves, etc.

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