Adjoin vs Adjoint - What's the difference?
adjoin | adjoint |
To be in contact or connection with.
(transitive, mathematics, chiefly, algebra, and, number theory) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element).
(mathematics) used in several situations with a meaning similar to helping
(mathematics) A matrix in which each element is the cofactor of an associated element of another matrix.
(geometry) A curve such that any point of another curve C'' of multiplicity ''r'' has multiplicity at least ''r''–1 on the adjoint. Sometimes the multiple points of ''C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term "sub-adjoint" is used.
An assistant mayor of a French commune.
As a verb adjoin
is to be in contact or connection with.As an adjective adjoint is
(mathematics) used in several situations with a meaning similar to helping.As a noun adjoint is
(mathematics) a matrix in which each element is the cofactor of an associated element of another matrix.adjoin
English
Verb
(en verb)- The living room and dining room adjoin each other.
- can be obtained from by adjoining to .
Derived terms
* adjoiningadjoint
English
(wikipedia adjoint)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
() * adjoint matrix * adjoint operator * adjoint functor * coadjoint * self-adjointNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
() * biadjointReferences
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