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Orthogonal

noun
Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

1.nounAn orthogonal line
2.adjectiveOf two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
"A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal."
3.adjectiveOf a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
"The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal."
4.adjectiveOf a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
5.adjectiveOf a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
6.adjectiveOf grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
7.adjectiveOf a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
8.adjectiveStatistically independent, with reference to variates.
9.adjectiveOf 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."
10.adjectiveOf two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.

Synonyms

perpendicularrectangularverticalcrosswiseright-anglenormalright-angleduncorrelatedindependentorthonormaldistinctnonoverlapping
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