orthogonal
adjective/ɔrˈθɑɡənəl/
Frequency rank: #13,353 most common English word
Meaning
At right angles to something; independent or unrelated in a broader sense.
Example sentence
In mathematics, two vectors are considered orthogonal when their dot product equals zero.
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