adjoint

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[ˈadʒɔɪnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting a function or quantity related to a given function or quantity by a particular process of transposition


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Origin:
late 16th century (in sense ‘something joined or connected to something else’): from French, literally ‘joined to’, from adjoindre (see adjoin)


[ˈadʒɔɪnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an adjoint matrix, function, or quantity


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Origin:
late 16th century (in sense ‘something joined or connected to something else’): from French, literally ‘joined to’, from adjoindre (see adjoin)




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