Sekirov Dictionary

orthogonal

UK /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ə.nəl/US /ɔɹˈθɑ.ɡə.nəl/

adjective 9
noun 1
forms 1

adjective9

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Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
- A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.
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Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
- The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.
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Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
- The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery.
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Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
- Even in a geostate, some people are willing to fight and die for their views, but the institutional change to a polystate seems somewhat orthogonal to such issues. — 2014
Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.

noun1

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An orthogonal line.
- All of the orthogonals in this painting display an understanding of linear perspective.

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orthogonals

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