Adjoint Definition

adjective

(mathematics) Used in several situations with a meaning similar to helping.

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noun

(mathematics) A matrix in which each element is the cofactor of an associated element of another matrix.

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(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.

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An assistant mayor of a French commune.

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Other Word Forms of Adjoint

Noun

Singular:
adjoint
Plural:
adjoints

Adjoint Sentence Examples

  • The adjoint determinant is the (n - I) th power of the original determinant.

  • The adjoint determinant will be seen subsequently to present itself in the theory of linear equations and in the theory of linear transformation.

  • It is easy to see that the adjoint determinant is also 'symmetrical, viz.

  • For the second order we may take Ob - I - A, 1 1 +A2, and the adjoint determinant is the same; hence (1 +A2)x1 = (1-A 2)X 1 + 2AX2, (l +A 2)x 2 = - 2AX1 +(1 - A2)X2.

  • In 1768, recognized as a man who had both the ability and the means for a scientific career, he was nominated adjoint chimiste to the Academy, and in that capacity made numerous reports on the most diverse subjects, from the theory of colours to water-supply and from invalid chairs to mesmerism and the divining rod.

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