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orthogonal
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orthogonal
adj.
perpendicular, made up of right angles
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Orthogonality
In mathematics, orthogonality is the relation of two lines at right angles to one another (perpendicularity), and the generalization of this relation into n dimensions; and to a variety of mathematical relations thought of as describing non-overlapping, uncorrelated, or independent objects of some kind.
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orthogonal
Adjective
1. not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
(synonym) extraneous, immaterial, impertinent
(similar) irrelevant
2. statistically unrelated
(similar) unrelated
3. having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"
(synonym) rectangular
(similar) perpendicular
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orthogonal
adj.
orthogonal, perpendicular
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Orthogonal
(a.)
Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.
Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.
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