orthogonally adjective
or·thog·o·nal
The adjective form of orthogonally is orthogonal
O oDefinitions
- adjective orthogonally Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix. 1
- adjective orthogonally Crystallography. referable to a rectangular set of axes. 1