orthogonal
English
Etymology
From French orthogonal, from Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius (“right-angled”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
orthogonal (not comparable)
- (geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
- A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.
- (mathematics)
- Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
- The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.
- Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
- Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
- Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
- Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
- (statistics) Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
- (software engineering) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately.
- The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery.
- Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
Derived terms
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Translations
of right angles
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mathematical term
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statistically independent
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able to be treated separately
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Noun
orthogonal (plural orthogonals)
- An orthogonal line
See also
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius (“right-angled”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
orthogonal (feminine orthogonale, masculine plural orthogonaux, feminine plural orthogonales)
Further reading
- “orthogonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
From Medieval Latin orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius (“right-angled”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
orthogonal (not comparable)
Declension
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