or·thog·o·nal (ôr-th g -n l)adj.1. Relating to or composed of right angles. 2. Mathematics a. Of or relating to a matrix whose transpose equals its inverse. b. Of or relating to a linear transformation that preserves the length of vectors.
[From Greek orthog nios : ortho-, ortho- + g ni , angle; see genu-1 in Indo-European roots.]
or·thog o·nal i·ty (-n l -t ) n. or·thog o·nal·ly adv. |
orthogonal (ôr-th g -n l)1. Relating to or composed of right angles. 2. Relating to a matrix whose transpose equals its inverse. 3. Relating to a linear transformation that preserves the length of vectors. |
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| Adj. | 1. | orthogonal - 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"irrelevant - having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations" |
| 2. | orthogonal - statistically unrelatedunrelated - lacking a logical or causal relation |
| 3. | orthogonal - having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"perpendicular - intersecting at or forming right angles; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" |