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contragredient

contragredient adjective: generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).

Adjective

contragredient (not comparable)

  1. Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
  2. Of a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.
  3. Of a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.

Origin of contragredient

Neologism based on Latin contra and gradi.

Words formed from contragredient

Questions about contragredient

What does contragredient mean?
Contragredient means generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
What part of speech is contragredient?
Contragredient is an adjective.

Words near contragredient in the dictionary

  1. contragestive
  2. contragestives
  3. contragravitic
  4. contragravity
  5. contragredience
  6. contragredient
  7. contragrediently
  8. contraguitar
  9. contraguitarist
  10. contraguitarists
  11. contraguitars

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