adj, noun — 10 senses
UK /ɔːˈθɒɡ.ə.nəl/ · US /ɔɹˈθɑ.ɡə.nəl/
Etymology From 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.
Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
Mathematics, Sciences Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
Mathematics, Sciences Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
Mathematics, Sciences Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
Mathematics, Sciences Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
Mathematics, Sciences Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Software Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
Etymology From 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.
An orthogonal line.
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