
Usage of the word "orthogonal" outside of mathematics
Feb 11, 2011 · I always found the use of orthogonal outside of mathematics to confuse conversation. You might imagine two orthogonal lines or topics intersecting perfecting and deriving meaning from …
Difference between Perpendicular, Orthogonal and Normal
Aug 26, 2017 · Orthogonal is likely the more general term. For example I can define orthogonality for functions and then state that various sin () and cos () functions are orthogonal. An orthogonal basis …
linear algebra - What is the difference between orthogonal and ...
Aug 4, 2015 · I am beginner to linear algebra. I want to know detailed explanation of what is the difference between these two and geometrically how these two are interpreted?
orthogonality - What does it mean when two functions are "orthogonal ...
Jul 12, 2015 · I have often come across the concept of orthogonality and orthogonal functions e.g in fourier series the basis functions are cos and sine, and they are orthogonal. For vectors being …
orthogonal vs orthonormal matrices - what are simplest possible ...
Sets of vectors are orthogonal or orthonormal. There is no such thing as an orthonormal matrix. An orthogonal matrix is a square matrix whose columns (or rows) form an orthonormal basis. The …
Orthogonal Trajectories - Mathematics Stack Exchange
I know that two functions are called orthogonal if at every point their tangents lines are perpendicular to each other. If I differentiate both of these functions, and the resulting expressions are reciprocals of …
Eigenvectors of real symmetric matrices are orthogonal
Now find an orthonormal basis for each eigenspace; since the eigenspaces are mutually orthogonal, these vectors together give an orthonormal subset of Rn R n. Finally, since symmetric matrices are …
What is orthogonal transformation? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Mar 17, 2017 · The equation ATA = AAT A T A = A A T says that A−1 =AT A 1 = A T so, at least, orthogonal matrices are easy to invert. What does it mean? Matrices represents linear transformation …
What is the difference between diagonalization and orthogonal ...
Orthogonal means that the inverse is equal to the transpose. A matrix can very well be invertible and still not be orthogonal, but every orthogonal matrix is invertible.
How can three vectors be orthogonal to each other?
Sep 29, 2019 · The word "orthogonal" really just corresponds to the intuitive notion of vectors being perpendicular to each other. Draw out the unit vectors in the x x, y y and z z directions respectively- …