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English > 3 senses of the word orthogonal:
ADJECTIVEallorthogonal, extraneous, immaterial, impertinentnot pertinent to the matter under consideration / consideration
allorthogonalstatistically unrelated
allorthogonal, rectangularhaving a set of mutually perpendicular axes
English > orthogonal: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningnot pertinent to the matter under consideration / consideration.
Synonymsextraneous, immaterial, impertinent
BroaderirrelevantHaving no bearing on or connection with the subject / subject / subject at issue
English > orthogonal: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningstatistically unrelated.
Broaderunrelatedlacking a logical or causal relation
English > orthogonal: 3 senses > adjective 3
MeaningHaving a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting / meeting at right angles.
Example"wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"
Synonymrectangular
Broaderperpendicularintersecting at or forming right angles
Spanishrectangular
Nounsorthogonalitythe quality of lying or intersecting at right angles