Definition of Orthogonality

1. Noun. The relation of opposition between things at right angles.

Exact synonyms: Orthogonal Opposition, Perpendicularity
Generic synonyms: Opposition
Derivative terms: Perpendicular, Perpendicular

2. Noun. The quality of lying or intersecting at right angles.
Generic synonyms: Oblongness, Rectangularity
Derivative terms: Orthogonal

Definition of Orthogonality

1. Noun. (mathematics statistics) the property of being orthogonal ¹

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Definition of Orthogonality

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthogonality

orthognathia
orthognathic
orthognathic surgery
orthognathism
orthognathous
orthogneiss
orthogneisses
orthogon
orthogonal
orthogonal arrays
orthogonal function
orthogonal functions
orthogonal opposition
orthogonalisation
orthogonalities
orthogonality (current term)
orthogonalization
orthogonalize
orthogonalized
orthogonalizes
orthogonalizing
orthogonally
orthogons
orthograde
orthograde conduction
orthograde degeneration
orthograde transport
orthograph
orthographer
orthographers

Literary usage of Orthogonality

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. New Developments and Applications in Experimental Design: Selected by Nancy Flournoy, William F. Rosenberger, Weng Kee Wong (1998)
"Due to the lattice structure in conjunction with the orthogonality property of trigonometric functions on a uniform grid the design xi,..., ..."

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