orthogonal

adjective · nounB2

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adjective

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

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

orthogonals

1.
An orthogonal line.
All of the orthogonals in this painting display an understanding of linear perspective.

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Trái nghĩa

nonorthogonalunorthogonal

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle French orthogonal, in turn from orthogōnālis and Latin orthogōnius (right-angled), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (rectangular). ortho-.