orthogonal

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
2. (not-comparable) Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
3. (not-comparable) Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
4. (not-comparable) Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
5. (not-comparable) Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
6. (not-comparable) Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
7. (not-comparable) Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
8. (not-comparable) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
9. (not-comparable) Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.

Noun

An orthogonal line.

Konzepte

orthogonal

senkrecht

perpendikular

rechtwinklig

belanglos

rechtwinkliges Aufeinandertreffen

irrelevant

unwesentlich

orthogonales Aufeinandertreffen

Synonyme

rectangular

perpendicular

right-angled

extraneous

right

immaterial

impertinent

normal

rectangle

orthogonality

orthogon

right angle

right-angle

knee

vertical angle

cross-cut

quadrature component

orthometric

orthogonal intersection

rigging angle

rectangular figure

orthorhombic

squarelike

perpendicularity

Übersetzungen

orthogonal

loodrecht

ortogonal

ortogonale

perpendiculaire

ορθογώνιος

orthogonaal

ortogonal

ortogonal

rectangulaire

perpendicular

orthogonale

indépendant

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ɔːˈθɒɡ.ə.nəl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle French orthogonal, in turn from Medieval Latin orthogōnālis and Latin orthogōnius (“right-angled”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀρθογώνιος (orthogṓnios, “rectangular”). By surface analysis, ortho- + -gon + -al.