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adjoint

[ aj-oint ]

noun

Mathematics.
  1. a square matrix obtained from a given square matrix and having the property that its product with the given matrix is equal to the determinant of the given matrix times the identity matrix.
  2. Also called Hermitian conjugate,. the matrix obtained from a given matrix by interchanging rows and columns and by replacing each element by its complex conjugate.


adjoint

/ ˈæˌɔɪԳ /

noun

  1. maths
    1. another name for Hermitian conjugate
    2. a generalization in category theory of this notion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The paper suggests that ambient noise differential adjoint tomography can be used to find water and oil resources without the need for expensive drilling.

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I envision it as an immaterial paradise where luminescent cognoscenti glide to and fro, telepathically swapping witticisms about adjoint operators.

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Gendrot joined the Police Nationale as an adjoint de sécurité – a contracted and salaried “special constable” – in 2018 using his real name.

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Led by Paola Villa, an adjoint curator at the University’s Museum of Natural History, the scientists analyzed dozens of shells found at the Grotta dei Moscerini, a beachside cave in the Italian region of Latium.

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Like autopilot, but for trains In an interview with FranceInfo, Matthieu Chabanel, the adjoint director of SNCF, compared the autonomous train to autopilot systems used in commercial flight.

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