Hermitian form

Hermitian form [er′mish·ən ′fȯrm]

(mathematics)

A polynomial innreal or complex variables where the matrix constructed from its coefficients is Hermitian.

More generally, a sesquilinear formgsuch thatg(x,y) =g(y,x)for all values of the independent variablesxandy, whereg(x,y)is the image ofg(x,y) under the automorphism of the underlying ring.