Definitions
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- noun mathematics, statistics the property of being
orthogonal
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- noun the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles
- noun the relation of opposition between things at right angles
Etymologies
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Examples
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To do so, they will be using the idea of orthogonality, a common mathematical concept, in a new way.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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This is why the idea of orthogonality, popularized by Algol 68, does not live up to its promises: apparently unrelated aspects will produce strange combinations, which the language specification must cover explicitly.
WN.com - Articles related to Mafias expose China's legal woes 2009
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"In mathematics, the idea of orthogonality is to intercept without disrupting the system as
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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An erotic vignette that begins with a discourse on 4th-dimensional geometry, tesseracts, orthogonality, three-dimensional shadows, and so forth.
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To what extent is all this perfectionistic rigor and orthogonality a reflection of the man himself?
The Best Sports Car, and Why to Skip It Dan Neil 2011
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How can complexity/orthogonality be minimised through language design?
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The orthogonality is core to the “Code Division” part of CDMA.
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The orthogonality is core to the “Code Division” part of CDMA.
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“I know why vector orthogonality is important to your use of a CDMA cell phone.”
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“I know why vector orthogonality is important to your use of a CDMA cell phone.”
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