To join or attach; to add something alongside or adjacent to something else (archaic/specialized mathematical term).
From Latin 'adjugatus,' past participle of 'adjugare,' combining 'ad-' (to) and 'jugum' (yoke, join). The word originally meant to 'yoke together' or join in pairs.
In mathematics, 'adjugate' relates to a special kind of matrix transformation called the 'adjugate matrix,' which is absolutely essential in linear algebra. The word's root literally means 'yoked together,' capturing how the adjugate pairs up with the original matrix.
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