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\text{\textdagger}

The dagger symbol, often used to indicate a footnote or a reference mark in documents. It is also used in mathematics to denote Hermitian conjugate or adjoint of an operator.

Examples

x^{†}

Denotes the Hermitian conjugate of x in quantum mechanics.

x^\dagger

A^{†} = (A^{T})^{*}

Represents the adjoint of matrix A, which is the transpose of the complex conjugate.

A^\dagger = (A^T)^*

S ee A pp e n d i x A † f or m ore d e t ai l s .

Indicates a footnote or reference mark in a document.

See Appendix A\text{\textdagger} for more details.