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adjoints

adjoints is the plural of adjoint.

Meaning of adjoint

Noun

adjoint (plural adjoints)

  1. The transpose of the cofactor matrix of a given square matrix.
  2. Transpose conjugate.
  3. 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.
  6. 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

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Questions about adjoints

What is adjoints the plural of?
Adjoints is the plural of adjoint.

Words near adjoints in the dictionary

  1. adjoint functors
  2. adjointable
  3. adjointly
  4. adjointness
  5. adjointnesses
  6. adjoints
  7. adjourn
  8. adjournable
  9. adjournal
  10. adjournals
  11. adjourned

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