Hermitian conjugate

[ her-mee-shuh n ]
/ hərˈmi ʃən /

noun Mathematics.

adjoint(def 2).

Origin of Hermitian conjugate

1960–65; after C. Hermite; see -ian

British Dictionary definitions for hermitian conjugate

Hermitian conjugate
/ (hɜːˈmɪtɪən) /

noun

maths a matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix Also called: adjoint

Word Origin for Hermitian conjugate

C19: named after Charles Hermite (1822–1901), French mathematician