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Meaning
Adj
●
In Geometry:
Of two
objects
, at
right angles
;
perpendicular
to each other.
●
In Mathematics:
Of a
pair
of
vectors
: having a
zero
inner product
; perpendicular.
●
In Mathematics:
Of a
square matrix
:
such that
its
transpose
is
equal
to its inverse.
●
In Mathematics:
Of a
linear transformation
:
preserving
its angles.
●
In Mathematics:
Of
grid
graphs
,
board games
and
polyominoes
:
vertical
or
horizontal
but not diagonal.
●
In Mathematics:
Of a
pair
of
elements
in an
ortholattice
: each
less than
or
equal
to the
orthocomplement
of the other.
●
In Statistics:
Statistically
independent
, with
reference
to variates.
●
In Software engineering:
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.
Noun
●
An
orthogonal
line
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Related
Perpendicular
Analogous
Parallel
Symmetric
Collinear
Analagous
Horizontal
Isomorphic
Linear
Transverse
Tangential
Orthonormal
Planar
Invariant
Proportional
Diagonal
Axial
Tangent
Reducible
Angular
Uncorrelated
Antenna
Axis
Quadrature
Equal
Isotropic
Opposite
Radial
Symmetrical
Discrete
Vector
Complementary
Array
Invertible
Similar
Eigenvalues
Sinusoidal
Beam
Integral
Dipole
Equivalent
Angle
Geometric
Directional
Equilateral
Unrelated
Transversal
Corresponding
Modulation
Linearly Independent
Right Angles
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