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orthogonality

UK/ɔːˌθɒɡ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/US/ɔɹˌθɑ.ɡəˈnæl.ə.ti/

orthogonality noun: the property of being orthogonal.

Noun

orthogonality (uncountable)

  1. The 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, →ISBN
    • 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...2015, Hal Fulton, André Arko, The Ruby Way […] , Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page xl

orthogonality meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

orthogonality in Tamil

செங்குத்துத் தன்மை

orthogonality in Tagalog

the property of being orthogonal
ortogonalidad

Origin of orthogonality

From orthogonal + -ity.

Words formed from orthogonality

Questions about orthogonality

What does orthogonality mean?
Orthogonality means the property of being orthogonal.
What is orthogonality in Tamil?
Orthogonality in Tamil is செங்குத்துத் தன்மை. See Orthogonality meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orthogonality?
Orthogonality is a noun.
How do you pronounce orthogonality?
Orthogonality is pronounced /ɔːˌθɒɡ.əˈnæl.ɪ.ti/ (UK).

Words near orthogonality in the dictionary

  1. orthogonalisations
  2. orthogonalise
  3. orthogonalised
  4. orthogonalising
  5. orthogonalities
  6. orthogonality
  7. orthogonalization
  8. orthogonalizations
  9. orthogonalize
  10. orthogonalized
  11. orthogonalizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orthogonality (page history and authors); orthogonality (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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