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Orthogonal

/ɔːˈθɒɡənəl/

An orthogonal line

📖 Definitions of "Orthogonal"

noun
  1. 1

    An orthogonal line

adjective
  1. 1

    Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.

    "A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal."

  2. 2

    Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.

    "The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal."

  3. 3

    Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.

  4. 4

    Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.

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