Selfadjoint vs Symmetric - What's the difference?
selfadjoint | symmetric |
Symmetrical.
(set theory) Of a relation R'' on a set ''S'', such that ''xRy'' if and only if ''yRx'' for all members ''x'' and ''y'' of ''S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).
(cryptography) Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.
As adjectives the difference between selfadjoint and symmetric
is that selfadjoint is while symmetric is symmetrical.symmetric
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "Is a sibling of" is a symmetric relation.