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What is the matrix obtained by taking the transpose of a matrix and then the complex conjugate of each entry?

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Conjugate transpose

Also called the Hermitian adjoint, it is usually denoted by A* or Aᴴ. Matrices that are equal to their own conjugate transpose are called Hermitian matrices.

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