contragredient

English

Etymology

Neologism based on Latin contra and gradi.

Adjective

contragredient (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
2. (mathematics) Of a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.
3. (mathematics) Of a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.

Derived terms

• contragrediently