Meanings
- uncountablecomputingThe property of being orthogonal.
In this chapter we develop one of the key concepts in the geometry of the vector space Rⁿ, namely, the concept of orthogonality of vectors.
1984, John Wesley Brown, Donald R. Sherbert, Introductory Linear Algebra with Applications, Prindle Weber & Schmidt, →ISBN1 more example
Suppose we have an imaginary pair of axes with a set of comparable language entities on one and a set of attributes or capabilities on the other. When we talk of “orthogonality”, we usually mean that the space defined by these axes is as “full” as we can logically make it. Part of the Ruby way is to strive for this orthogonality.
2015, Hal Fulton, André Arko, The Ruby Way […] , Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page xl
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe relation of opposition between things at right angles
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ортогона́лност
- ортогона́лност (ortogonálnost)the property of being orthogonal
Czech ortogonalita
- ortogonalitathe property of being orthogonal
Esperanto orteco
- ortecothe property of being orthogonal
Finnish kohtisuoruus
- kohtisuoruusthe property of being orthogonal
French orthogonalité
- orthogonalitéthe property of being orthogonal
German Orthogonalität
- Orthogonalitätthe property of being orthogonal
Greek ορθογωνιότητα
- ορθογωνιότητα (orthogoniótita)the property of being orthogonal
Hungarian ortogonalitás
- ortogonalitásthe property of being orthogonal
Irish ortagánacht
- ortagánachtthe property of being orthogonal
Italian ortogonalità
- ortogonalitàthe property of being orthogonal
Norwegian ortogonalitet
- ortogonalitetthe property of being orthogonal
Polish prostopadłość, ortogonalność
- prostopadłośćthe property of being orthogonal
- ortogonalnośćthe property of being orthogonal
Romanian ortogonalitate
- ortogonalitatethe property of being orthogonal
Russian ортогона́льность
- ортогона́льность (ortogonálʹnostʹ)the property of being orthogonal
Spanish ortogonalidad
- ortogonalidadthe property of being orthogonal
Swedish ortogonalitet
- ortogonalitetthe property of being orthogonal
Tagalog ortogonalidad
- ortogonalidadthe property of being orthogonal
Cite this entry
orthogonality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthogonality
“orthogonality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthogonality. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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