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Cofactor vs Adjoint - What's the difference?

cofactor | adjoint |

In mathematics terms the difference between cofactor and adjoint

is that cofactor is the result of a number being divided by one of its factors while adjoint is a matrix in which each element is the cofactor of an associated element of another matrix.

As nouns the difference between cofactor and adjoint

is that cofactor is a contributing factor while adjoint is a matrix in which each element is the cofactor of an associated element of another matrix.

As an adjective adjoint is

used in several situations with a meaning similar to helping.

cofactor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a contributing factor
  • (biochemistry) a substance, especially a coenzyme or a metal, that must be present for an enzyme to function
  • (biochemistry) a molecule that binds to and regulates the activity of a protein
  • (mathematics) the result of a number being divided by one of its factors

    • adjoint

    English

    (wikipedia adjoint)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) used in several situations with a meaning similar to helping

    • Derived terms

    () * adjoint matrix * adjoint operator * adjoint functor * coadjoint * self-adjoint

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

    • Derived terms

    () * biadjoint

    References

    * MathWorld ----