Definition of orthogonal Orthogonal

/ɔɹθɔˈgʌnʌl/ - [orthogunul] - or•thog•o•nal

We found 14 definitions of orthogonal from 4 different sources.

What does orthogonal mean?

Adjective
orthogonal - 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"
		rectangular
		perpendicular extremely steep; "the great perpendicular face of the cliff"
orthogonal - statistically unrelated
orthogonal - 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"
		extraneous, immaterial, impertinent
		irrelevant having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations"

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orthogonal (Adjective)
Of two objects, at right angle s; perpendicular to each other.
orthogonal (Adjective)
Of two functions, linearly independent; having a zero inner product .
orthogonal (Adjective)
The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.
orthogonal (Adjective)
Of a square matrix, such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
orthogonal (Adjective)
Of a linear transformation, preserving its angles.
orthogonal (Adjective)
Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
orthogonal (Adjective)
Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately.
orthogonal (Adjective)
Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.