Associations to the word «Adjoint»

Wiktionary

ADJOINT, adjective. (mathematics) used in several situations with a meaning similar to helping
ADJOINT, noun. (mathematics) A matrix in which each element is the cofactor of an associated element of another matrix.
ADJOINT, noun. (geometry) A curve such that any point of another curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least r–1 on the adjoint. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term "sub-adjoint" is used.
ADJOINT, noun. An assistant mayor of a French commune.

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia