orthogonal
/ɔːˈθɒgənəl/adjective
1
- of or involving right angles; at right angles直角的; 正交的。
2
- Statistics (of variates) statistically independent【统计】（变值）数据独立的。
2.1
- (of an experiment) having variates which can be treated as statistically independent（实验）具有数据独立的变值的。
派生词
orthogonality
nounorthogonally
adverb词源
late 16th cent.: from French, based on Greek orthogōnios 'right-angled'.