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orthogonal
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Meaning orthogonal meaning
What does orthogonal mean?
orthogonal
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adjective
(= rectangular)
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
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adjective
statistically unrelated
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adjective
(= extraneous, immaterial, impertinent)
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
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