orthogonal
Of two objects, at right anglesOf two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
» These two lines are orthogonal.
Meaning
9 senses(not comparable)Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.
rechtwinklig
прямоуго́льныйprjamougólʹnyj, ортогона́льныйortogonálʹnyj
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
(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.
(not comparable)Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
(not comparable)Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
(not comparable)Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
(not comparable)Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
(not comparable)Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
ортогона́льныйortogonálʹnyj
statistically unrelated
(not comparable)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.
(not comparable)Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
Examples
1 sentencesThese two lines are orthogonal.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French orthogonal, in turn from Medieval Latin orthogōnālis and Latin orthogōnFrom Middle French orthogonal, in turn from Medieval Latin orthogōnālis and Latin orthogōnius (“right-angled”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios, “rectangular”). By surface analysis, ortho- + -gon + -al.
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles:rectangular
- not pertinent to the matter under consideration:extraneousimmaterialimpertinent