What does "adjugate" mean?

The transpose of the respective cofactor matrix, for a given matrix. One of the factors in calculating the inverse of a matrix. Commonly notated as adj(A), where A is the given matrix.

Adjugate

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Noun

1
The transpose of the respective cofactor matrix, for a given matrix. One of the factors in calculating the inverse of a matrix. Commonly notated as adj(A), where A is the given matrix.

Verb

1
To yoke an animal to something obsolete

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abjugate

Etymology

From Latin adjugatus.

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