Adjoint - What does it mean?
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(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.
adjoint
English
(wikipedia adjoint)Adjective
(-)Derived terms
() * adjoint matrix * adjoint operator * adjoint functor * coadjoint * self-adjointNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
() * biadjointReferences
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