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Selfadjoint vs Symmetric - What's the difference?

selfadjoint | symmetric |

As adjectives the difference between selfadjoint and symmetric

is that selfadjoint is while symmetric is symmetrical.

selfadjoint

English

Adjective

(head)
  • symmetric

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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).
  • "Is a sibling of" is a symmetric relation.
  • (cryptography) Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.
  • See also

    * reflexive * transitive

    Anagrams

    * mycterism