orthogonal

Relating to or denoting lines, planes, or surfaces that are at right angles to each other; used in mathematics and computing to describe independent or unrelated concepts.

• 🇪🇸Relativo a líneas, planos o superficies que están en ángulo recto entre sí; usado en matemáticas y computación para describir conceptos independientes o no relacionados.

1. At right angles C1 formal

   Relating to or involving lines, planes, or surfaces that meet at right angles (90 degrees).

   • The two walls are orthogonal to each other.
   • In a Cartesian coordinate system, the x and y axes are orthogonal.
   • The architect designed the columns to be orthogonal to the floor.

   🇪🇸Ortogonal (en ángulo recto)

   Sinónimos: normalperpendicularrectangularright-angled

2. Statistically independent C2 formal

   In statistics, describing variables that are uncorrelated or independent of each other.

   • The two factors were found to be orthogonal in the analysis.
   • Orthogonal variables do not influence each other's outcomes.
   • The experiment used orthogonal design to isolate effects.

   🇪🇸ortogonal (independencia estadística)

   Sinónimos: independentuncorrelatedunrelated

   Antónimos: correlateddependent

3. Irrelevant or unrelated C2 formal

   Not directly connected to or relevant to the main subject or issue.

   • His comment was orthogonal to the discussion at hand.
   • The data point is orthogonal to our research question.
   • That argument is orthogonal to the main problem we are solving.

   🇪🇸Ajeno al tema

   Sinónimos: extraneousimmaterialinapplicableindependentirrelevantperipheraltangentialunconnectedunrelated

   Antónimos: applicableconnectedgermanematerialpertinentrelatedrelevant

• more orthogonal comparative form
• most orthogonal superlative form