Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ket

/kɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: ket
IPA: /kɛt/

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate transpose of a bra (a row vector); a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.

noun

Carrion; any filth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sweet, treat or candy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Colloquial; Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

noun

A member of a people of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Central Siberia, Russia.

name

A river in Russia, a tributary of the Ob.

Example Sentences

"A particular ket, say #124;A#92;rangle, might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, #92;langleA#124;, would then be represented by the row vector which is the transpose conjugate of that column vector."

Etymology

From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: -, *ketwą, ket, *kitte

Usage

Inflected Forms

kets (plural)

Phrases

bra-ket ket-bra

Frequently Paired Words

bra-ket ket-bra

Synonyms

Kettish Brusseler

Antonyms

bra

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ket?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɛt/.
What does ket mean?: A column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate transpose of a bra (a row vector); a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.
Where does ket come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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