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self-commutator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
self---com-mu-ta-tor
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Given a bounded linear operator B and its adjoint B^*, the self-commutator is B^*B-BB^*.

Etymology

From self- + commutator.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-commutators (plural)

Questions

What does self-commutator mean?
Given a bounded linear operator B and its adjoint B^*, the self-commutator is B^*B-BB^*.
Where does self-commutator come from?
From self- + commutator.

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