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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
basis
Noun
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The basis of something, is the main ideas or parts that it is built on.
On the basis of the information available, we have decided to cancel the project.
There is no basis for believing that he was killed.
Her experiences in Cambodia formed the basis for her first book.
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If something happens on a regular/daily/weekly etc. basis, it happens regularly, daily, etc.
The problems are now happening on a very regular basis.
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If we are on a first-name basis, we use first names when speaking to each other.
Josie Parkinson and I are on a first-name basis. I call her "Josie" when I see her.