orthogonalPronunciation: /ɔːˈθɒg(ə)n(ə)l/Definition of orthogonal adjective 1of or involving right angles; at right angles. 2 Statistics (of variates) statistically independent. (of an experiment) having variates which can be treated as statistically independent. Derivatives orthogonality noun orthogonally adverb Origin: late 16th century: from French, based on Greek orthogōnios 'right-angled'orthogonal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of orthogonal in the US English dictionary
