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orthogonal
adjective
(
non-comparable
)
(
geometry
) pertaining to right angles; perpendicular (
to
)
A chord and the radius that bisects it are .
mathematical use
Of two functions, linearly independent; having a zero inner product.
The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are .
Of a square matrix that is the inverse of its transpose
Of a linear transformation that preserves angles
(
statistics
) statistically independent, with reference to variates
(
software engineering
) Able to be treated separately.
The content of the message should be to the means of its delivery.
Translations:
Dutch: orthogonaal
French: indépendant
(
trans-mid
)
(
trans-bottom
)
German: orthogonal
(
trans-mid
)
Etymology:
Mediaeval orthogonalis, from Latin orthogonius "right-angled".
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