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hermitian

/hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
her-mit-ian
IPA
/hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Equal to its own transpose conjugate.

noun

A Hermitian operator.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Hermitian.

Example Sentences

  • "If φ=φ^† then φ is Hermitian."

Etymology

After the French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901), + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hermitians (plural)

Derived Forms

bihermitian pseudohermitian

Phrases

Hermitian adjoint Hermitian bilinear form Hermitian conjugate Hermitian conjugate matrix Hermitian conjugate operator Hermitian form Hermitian inner product Hermitian inner product space

Frequently Paired Words

hermicity hermiticity hermitize

Synonyms

self-adjoint

Questions

How do you pronounce hermitian?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/.
What does hermitian mean?
Equal to its own transpose conjugate.
Where does hermitian come from?
After the French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901), + -ian.

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