orthogonal

  • (noun): An orthogonal line
  • (adjective): Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
  • (adjective): Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
  • (adjective): Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
  • (adjective): Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
  • (adjective): Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
  • (adjective): Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
  • (adjective): Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
  • (adjective): Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately.
  • (adjective): Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
  • A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.
  • The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.
  • The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery.