Orthogonal

noun

  1. An orthogonal line

adjective

  1. Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.

    A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.

  2. Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.

    The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.

  3. Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.

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