ket
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From bra-ket notation invented by Paul Dirac, from bracket.
Noun
ket (plural kets)
- (physics) A vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate of a bra; a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.
- A particular ket, say , might be represented by a particular column vector. Its corresponding bra, , would then be represented by the row vector which is the transpose conjugate of that column vector.
Translations
Translations
Etymology 2
Compare Icelandic kjöt (“flesh”); akin to Swedish kött, Danish kød, and Norwegian kjøtt. The use of the term ket for "candy" or "sweets" probably derived from its use to describe sweet meats or as a deterrent to children.
Noun
ket (countable and uncountable, plural kets)
- (Northern England) Carrion; any filth.
- (Northumbria) Sweetmeats.
- (Wearside) A sweet, treat or candy.
References
- The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 on DICT.org
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Template:R:Northeast Dialect 2005
- “Ket”, in Palgrave’s Word List: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group[1], archived from the original on 2024-09-05, from F[rancis] M[ilnes] T[emple] Palgrave, A List of Words and Phrases in Everyday Use by the Natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham […] (Publications of the English Dialect Society; 74), London: Published for the English Dialect Society by Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1896, →OCLC.
Etymology 3
Abbreviation.
Noun
ket (uncountable)
Etymology 4
Noun
ket (uncountable)
Breton
Pronunciation
Adverb
ket
Usage notes
Together with ne: ne ... ket. This is the same structure as French ne ... pas.
Dutch
Noun
ket m (plural ketten, diminutive ketje n)
Derived terms
Icelandic
Alternative forms
- (common) kjöt
Etymology
See kjöt.
Pronunciation
Noun
ket n (genitive singular kets, no plural)
Declension
Declension of ket | ||
---|---|---|
n-s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ket | ketið |
accusative | ket | ketið |
dative | keti | ketinu |
genitive | kets | ketsins |
Ilocano
Conjunction
ket
Tocharian B
Alternative forms
Etymology
Genitive form of kᵤse (“who, which”).
Pronoun
ket
Further reading
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ket”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 203-204
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