adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Equal to its own transpose conjugate. not-comparable

   "If φ=φ^† then φ is Hermitian."

2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of Hermitian. alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms

self adjointself-adjointskew hermitian

Etymology

After the French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901), + -ian.

Related phrases

Hermitian adjointHermitian bilinear formHermitian conjugateHermitian conjugate matrixHermitian conjugate operatorHermitian formHermitian inner productHermitian inner product spaceHermitian matrixHermitian metricHermitian operatorHermitian sesquilinear form

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