Hermitian conjugate
[ her-mee-shuhn ]
Origin of Hermitian conjugate
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British Dictionary definitions for Hermitian conjugate
Hermitian conjugate
/ (hɜːˈmɪtɪən) /
noun
maths a matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix: Also called: adjoint
Origin of Hermitian conjugate
1C19: named after Charles Hermite (1822–1901), French mathematician
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