Words Seldom Seen: Orthogonal

Orthogonal

Adjective: 1. At right angles. 2. Having mutually independent elements.

Example: “Because the starting positions were orthogonal, one could not predict the outcome of one from the progress of the other.”

Pronunciation

A pretty sailboat on a long tack off the coast of Acadia NP.


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