

adjoint
/ΛΓ¦dΚ.ΙΙͺnt/




noun
A curve A such that any point of a given curve C of multiplicity r has multiplicity at least rβ1 on A. Sometimes the multiple points of C are required to be ordinary, and if this condition is not satisfied the term sub-adjoint is used.



adjective
Used in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).


