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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