how to pronounce orthogonal

/ɔːɹˈθɔːɡənəl/

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orthogonal is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of orthogonal in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the universe in an orthogonal direction …”

meanings of orthogonal

adjective:

Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
(mathematics).
Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other.
Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately.
Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.

noun:

An orthogonal line.

orthogonal frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word orthogonal occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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