Hermitian matrix

noun

1. Mathematics. a matrix, whose entries are complex numbers, equal to the transpose of the matrix whose entries are the conjugates of the entries of the given matrix.

Hermitian matrix

noun

1. maths a matrix whose transpose is equal to the matrix of the complex conjugates of its entries

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hermitian matrix¹

1925–30; after C. Hermite; -ian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hermitian matrix¹

C20: named after Charles Hermite (1822–1901), French mathematician