| English adjective: orthogonal | |||
| 1. | orthogonal not pertinent to the matter under consideration | ||
| Samples | An issue extraneous to the debate. The price was immaterial. Mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point. | ||
| Synonyms | extraneous, immaterial, impertinent | ||
| Similar | irrelevant | ||
| Antonyms | relevant | ||
| 2. | orthogonal statistically unrelated | ||
| Similar | unrelated | ||
| Antonyms | related, related to | ||
| 3. | orthogonal having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles | ||
| Samples | Wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes. A rectangular Cartesian coordinate system. | ||
| Synonyms | rectangular | ||
| Similar | perpendicular | ||
| Antonyms | oblique, parallel | ||