ket

Meaning

A column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate transpose of a bra (a row vector); a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.

Synonyms

blade

carrion

chin

edge

offal

Translations

carronya

Aas

Kadaver

Schindluder

Schindaas

Aasfleisch

κουφάρι

θνησιμαίο

ψοφίμι

charogne

carogna

carniça

carroña

carniza

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɛt/

Etymology

Cognate with Icelandic: kjöt

In summary

From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket.