orthogonal
ort·ho·go·nal
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”
2.
3.
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
- “wind and sea may displace the ship”
- “;”
Origin
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.
Phrases
- orthogonal base
- orthogonal complement
- orthogonal function
- orthogonal group
- orthogonal matrix
- orthogonal transform
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