adjoint
/ˈædʒɔɪnt/
noun
- In mathematics, a type of operator or matrix related to another by a specific transformation (e.g., the transpose of a matrix of complex numbers).
- The student learned how to compute the adjoint of a square matrix.
- In linear algebra, the adjoint operator plays a key role in solving certain equations.
- The adjoint of a matrix is found by taking the transpose and then the complex conjugate of each entry.