orthogonality

• Nom féminin désignant l'état ou la propriété d'être à angle droit, ou la relation d'opposition entre des choses qui se croisent ou se trouvent à angles droits.

A noun referring to the state or quality of being at right angles, or the relation of opposition between things that intersect or lie at right angles.

indénombrable

1. Right angle relationshipC2formal

   The state or quality of being at right angles to each other; perpendicularity.

   Orthogonalité

   • The orthogonality of the two lines was confirmed by the protractor.
   • In geometry, orthogonality is a fundamental concept for defining axes.
   • The architect ensured the orthogonality of the building's structural beams.

   Synonymesperpendicularity

2. Statistical independenceC2formal

   In statistics and mathematics, the property of being uncorrelated or independent, often referring to variables or vectors.

   Orthogonalité (indépendance statistique)

   • The orthogonality of the factors in the experiment simplified the analysis.
   • In linear algebra, orthogonality of vectors implies they are perpendicular.
   • The design matrix exhibited orthogonality, reducing multicollinearity.

   Synonymesindependence

   Antonymesassociationcorrelationdependence