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Vocabulary Entry
orthogonal
|adjective • adjective • noun
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A
adjective
At a right angle; perpendicular.
Example Sentences
"The two lines are orthogonal."
"Draw an orthogonal line through the point."
"The axes are orthogonal."
A
adjective
Independent or unrelated in a way that does not affect each other, especially in mathematics, computer science, or general reasoning.
Example Sentences
"These two problems are orthogonal."
"The new feature is orthogonal to the main design."
"Their goals are orthogonal."
N
noun
A line or vector that meets another at a right angle.
Example Sentences
"The orthogonal to the plane was easy to find."
"He drew the orthogonal from the point."
"The orthogonal helps define the surface."