contragredient

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adjective

Generally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).

OriginLatin contra →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectivecontragredient (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsGenerally, denoting an object inversed and transposed (to another).
  2. not comparablemathematicsOf a representation in linear algebra: being the transpose of the former representation of an inverse object.
  3. not comparablemathematicsOf a matrix: being a transpose of an inverse matrix.

Origin

  1. Latincontra
  2. Englishcontragredient

Neologism based on Latin contra and gradi.

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APA

contragredient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contragredient

MLA

“contragredient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contragredient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contragredient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contragredient.

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