ORTHOGONAL


Meaning of ORTHOGONAL in English

[ ɔ:'θɒg(ə)n(ə)l ]

■ adjective

1》 of or involving right angles; at right angles to each other.

2》 Statistics (of variates) statistically independent.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

Origin

C16: from Fr., based on Gk orthogōnios 'right-angled'.

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