adjoint
/ˈæd͡ʒ.ɔɪnt/
adjoint adjective: 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).
Adjective
adjoint (not comparable)
- 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).
- That is related to another functor by an adjunction.
- Having a relationship of the nature of an adjoint (adjoint curve); sharing multiple points with.
- The sets A + A₀, B + B₀, together, form the complete intersection, with f = 0, of a composite adjoint curve of order m + k, consisting of the adjoint curve of order m through A + B, together with the non-adjoint curve ω = 0; and the set B + B₀ consists of p points, and lies on i + j adjoint...1933, H. F. Baker, Principles of Geometry, volume 5, published 2010, page 103
- As we have stated before, a curve f' is adjoint to a curve f if it have at least the multiplicity r#95;i-1 at each point where f has the multiplicity r#95;i. A first polar #92;sum#95;iy#95;i#92;left(#92;partialf#47;#92;partialx#95;i#92;right)#61;0 is an example of an adjoint curve.1963, Julian Lowell Coolidge, A History of Geometrical Methods, page 205
Noun
adjoint (plural adjoints)
- The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
- Transpose conjugate.
- Hermitian conjugate.
- A functor related to another functor by an adjunction.
- 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.
- . Nominated the citizens Fayolles, captain of infantry, and Favery of the Engineers to be my adjoints, and dispatched the letters of nomination to the Minister at War, so now I am fairly afloat.1798, Theobald Wolfe Tone, The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone 1763-98, Volume 3
- Even as it is, by the reckless aggregation of machine-workers and their adjoints in the great cities and the manufacturing districts, it has kept down life amongst us, and keeps it down to a miserably low standard; so low that any standpoint for improvement is hard to think of even.1884, William Morris, Art and Socialism
- An assistant mayor of a French commune.
- A vigorous, aggressive, and ambitious mayor will not rely overmuch upon his adjoints, but a mayor of the more passive type will lean heavily upon them.1929, Chester Collins Maxey, Urban Democracy, page 89
- Mayors and their adjoints were often simple cultivateurs like the majority of the community.1989, Alan Forrest, Conscripts and Deserters, →ISBN
adjoint meaning in Tamil
adjoint in Tamil
- தொடை
Synonyms of adjoint
Forms of adjoint
| plural | adjoints |
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Origin of adjoint
From French adjoindre (“to join”), from late 19th C; see also adjoin. Doublet of adjunct. In the case of category theory (which brings together concepts from numerous fields), the term is often confounded with adjunct and the relationship is called an adjunction. The origin of any particular usage may therefore be uncertain.
Words formed from adjoint
- adjointable
- adjoint action
- adjoint curve
- adjoint endomorphism
- adjoint functor
- adjointly
- adjoint matrix
- adjointness
- adjoint operator
- adjoint representation
- left adjoint functor
- nonadjoint
- right adjoint functor
- biadjoint
- sub-adjoint
Phrases with adjoint
Questions about adjoint
- What does adjoint mean?
- Adjoint means 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).
- What is adjoint in Tamil?
- Adjoint in Tamil is தொடை. See Adjoint meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is adjoint?
- Adjoint can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce adjoint?
- Adjoint is pronounced /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɔɪnt/.
Words near adjoint in the dictionary
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