ORTHOGONAL

/ɔːˈθɒɡənəl/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 16

Definition

  1. adjective not pertinent to the matter under consideration. — synonyms: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent
  2. adjective statistically unrelated.
  3. adjective having a set of mutually perpendicular axes. — synonyms: rectangular

Examples

  • “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.”

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