Dictionary Check: orthogonal

"orthogonal" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

not pertinent to the matter under consideration

Example: "an issue extraneous to the debate"
adjective

statistically unrelated

adjective

having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

Example: "wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"
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