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kets

kets is the plural of ket.

Meaning of ket

Noun (1)

ket (plural kets)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate transpose of a bra (a row vector); a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.
    • A particular ket, say #124;A#92;rangle, might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, #92;langleA#124;, would then be represented by the row vector which is the transpose conjugate of that column vector.

Noun (2)

ket (countable and uncountable, plural kets)

  1. (Northern England) Carrion; any filth.
  2. (Northumbria) Sweetmeats.
  3. (Wearside) A sweet, treat or candy.

Noun (3)

ket (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) ketamine

Noun (4)

ket (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland) matted wool

See all 11 meanings of ket

Noun (1)

kets (uncountable)

  1. (Yorkshire) Manure or farm muck spread on farm land.

Noun (2) capitalized: Kets

Kets

  1. (plural) plural of Ket

Questions about kets

What does kets mean?
Kets means manure or farm muck spread on farm land.
What is kets the plural of?
Kets is the plural of ket.
What part of speech is kets?
Kets is a noun.

Words near kets in the dictionary

  1. ketoxime
  2. ketoximes
  3. Ketron
  4. Ketron Island
  5. Ketrons
  6. kets
  7. ketsup
  8. ketsups
  9. Kettell
  10. Kettells
  11. Kettenis

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