sesquilinear

English

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) +‎ linear; “conjugate linear” being considered metaphorically “half linear”, hence one and a half times linear, as opposed to bilinear (“linear in both variables”).

Adjective

sesquilinear (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) (of a map of a complex vector space) Linear in one coordinate and conjugate linear in the other

Coordinate terms

• bilinear

Translations

(mathematics) linear in one variable and conjugate liner in the other

• Polish: półtoraliniowy