Jacobian
/ˌdʒeɪˈkoʊ.bi.ən/noun
Relating to the Jacobian matrix, determinant, or a mathematician named Jacob.
Did you know?Jacobian is named after the 19th-century mathematician Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, whose surname comes from Latin Jacobus, the same ancient name behind Jacob, James, and even the old biblical meaning of a ‘supplanter.’
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Heb
Yaʿaqōb
“Jacob, the biblical name traditionally associated with ‘heel-grabber’ or ‘supplanter’”
Greek Septuagint
Grk
Iakōb
“Greek form of the name Jacob”
Latin
Lat
Iacobus
“Latin form of Jacob”
19th Century
German
Jacobi
“Surname of the mathematician Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi”
19th Century
English
Jacobian
“Of or relating to Jacobi; in mathematics, the determinant or matrix named for him”