Hermitian conjugate
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Hermitian conjugate
(hɜːˈmɪtɪən)n
(Mathematics) maths a matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix. Also called: adjoint
[C19: named after Charles Hermite (1822–1901), French mathematician]
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