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Hermitian

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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/hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/
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adj

Meaning 1

Equal to its own transpose conjugate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

If φ=φ^† then φ is Hermitian.

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Synonyms: self-adjoint

Antonyms: none provided

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Hermitian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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noun

Meaning 3

A Hermitian operator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Czech: hermitovský — equal to its transpose conjugate
Finnish: hermiittinen — equal to its transpose conjugate
French: hermitien — equal to its transpose conjugate
German: hermitesch — equal to its transpose conjugate
Icelandic: hermískur — equal to its transpose conjugate
Italian: hermitiano — equal to its transpose conjugate
Polish: hermitowski — equal to its transpose conjugate
Spanish: hermítico — equal to its transpose conjugate

Word forms

Inflections and variants

Hermitians — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: Hermitian adjoint, Hermitian bilinear form, Hermitian conjugate, Hermitian conjugate matrix, Hermitian conjugate operator, Hermitian form, Hermitian inner product, Hermitian inner product space, Hermitian matrix, Hermitian metric, Hermitian sesquilinear form, Hermitian space, bihermitian, pseudohermitian

Related: hermicity, hermiticity, hermitize

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