orthogonality
Vectors at ninety
Orthogonality is the quality of being perpendicular or independent.
In geometry, orthogonal lines meet at right angles.
The concept extends to mathematics and computing, where orthogonal elements don't affect each other—changing one variable or component has no effect on others.
In programming, orthogonal design means features can be combined freely without unexpected interactions: The language's orthogonality makes it easy to learn.
Quantity with direction
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- linear algebraMathematics of vector spaces
- dot productSum of component products
- projectionSomething that extends outward
matrix · eigenvector · coordinate · subspace · transformation · Cartesian · Gram-Schmidt · orthonormal
Lacking statistical relationship
- independentFree from external control
- disjointSeparate at connections
- mutually exclusiveCannot both be true
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
separate · distinct · unconnected · tangential · irrelevant · extraneous · decoupled · isolated
Exactly ninety degrees
- 90 degreesMeasure of perpendicularity
- normalConforming to standard
- intersectCross at a point
- verticalAt right angles groundward
horizontal · axis · plane · tangent · geometry · coordinate · transversal · bisect
Divisibility into independent units
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- loose couplingMinimal interdependence between components
independence · non-interference · compartmentalization · reusability · maintainability · flexibility
Removal of interdependence
- separationState of being apart
- isolationComplete separation from others
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
- non-interferenceAbstaining from meddling
distinctness · compartmentalization · self-contained · autonomy · partitioning · encapsulation · loose coupling · factorization
vector
Quantity with direction
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- linear algebraMathematics of vector spaces
- dot productSum of component products
projection · matrix · eigenvector · coordinate · subspace · transformation · Cartesian · Gram-Schmidt · orthonormal · normalization
uncorrelated
Lacking statistical relationship
- independentFree from external control
- disjointSeparate at connections
- mutually exclusiveCannot both be true
disconnected · separate · distinct · unconnected · tangential · irrelevant · extraneous · decoupled · isolated
right angle
Exactly ninety degrees
- 90 degreesMeasure of perpendicularity
- normalConforming to standard
- intersectCross at a point
vertical · horizontal · axis · plane · tangent · geometry · coordinate · transversal · bisect · rectilinear
modularity
Divisibility into independent units
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
loose coupling · independence · non-interference · compartmentalization · reusability · maintainability · flexibility
decoupling
Removal of interdependence
- separationState of being apart
- isolationComplete separation from others
- modularityDivisibility into independent units
non-interference · distinctness · compartmentalization · self-contained · autonomy · partitioning · encapsulation · loose coupling · factorization · decomposition
orthogonalityparallelism
Matching structural elements
collinearity · parallel · alignment · coincidence · same direction
orthogonalitydependence
State of needing another
correlation · collinearity · interdependence · covariance · colinearity
orthogonalitycoupling
Joint between systems
interdependence · entanglement · dependency · side effects · interconnection
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