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Orthonormal vs. Orthogonal — What's the Difference?

Orthonormal vs. Orthogonal — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Orthonormal and Orthogonal

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Orthonormal

(mathematics) Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized.

Orthogonal

Of or involving right angles; at right angles.

Orthonormal

(mathematics) Of a linear transformation that preserves both angles and lengths.

Orthogonal

(of variates) statistically independent.

Orthogonal

Relating to or composed of right angles.
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Orthogonal

Of or relating to a matrix whose transpose equals its inverse.

Orthogonal

Of or relating to a linear transformation that preserves the length of vectors.

Orthogonal

Very different or unrelated; sharply divergent
"Radical Islamists are ultimately seeking to create something orthogonal to our model of democracy" (Richard A. Clarke).

Orthogonal

(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal.

Orthogonal

(mathematics)

Orthogonal

Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal.

Orthogonal

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

Orthogonal

Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.

Orthogonal

Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.

Orthogonal

Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.

Orthogonal

(statistics) Statistically independent, with reference to variates.

Orthogonal

(software engineering) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability.
The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery.

Orthogonal

Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.

Orthogonal

An orthogonal line

Orthogonal

Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.

Orthogonal

Not pertinent to the matter under consideration;
An issue extraneous to the debate
The price was immaterial
Mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point

Orthogonal

Statistically unrelated

Orthogonal

Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles;
Wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes
A rectangular Cartesian coordinate system

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