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orthonormal

orthonormal adjective: of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized.

Adjective

orthonormal (not comparable)

  1. (functional analysis) Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized.
    • Given a set of linearly independent vectors, it is often useful to convert them into an orthonormal set of vectors.2025 March 21 (last accessed), “Lesson 10”, in University College London, archived from the original on 25 Jun 2025, 6.4 Gram-Schmidt Process, page 2
  2. (functional analysis) Of a linear transformation: that preserves both angles and lengths.

orthonormal meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

orthonormal in Tamil

அலகு நெறிச் செங்குத்து

orthonormal in Vietnamese

mathematical term
trực chuẩn

Origin of orthonormal

Blend of orthogonal + normal, equivalent to ortho- + normal.

Words formed from orthonormal

Phrases with orthonormal

Questions about orthonormal

What does orthonormal mean?
Orthonormal means of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized.
What is orthonormal in Tamil?
Orthonormal in Tamil is அலகு நெறிச் செங்குத்து. See Orthonormal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orthonormal?
Orthonormal is an adjective.

Words near orthonormal in the dictionary

  1. orthonitrate
  2. orthonitrates
  3. orthonitric acid
  4. orthonitrites
  5. orthonitrotoluene
  6. orthonormal
  7. orthonormal function
  8. orthonormal functions
  9. orthonormalisation
  10. orthonormalisations
  11. orthonormalised

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