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Orthant vs Orthent - What's the difference?

orthant | orthent |

As nouns the difference between orthant and orthent

is that orthant is a n-dimensional generalization of the terms quadrant (in two-dimensional Cartesian space) and octant (in three-dimensional space) while orthent is a kind of shallow or "skeletal" soils, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.

orthant

English

(wikipedia orthant)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry) A n-dimensional generalization of the terms quadrant'' (in two-dimensional Cartesian space) and ''octant (in three-dimensional space).

    • orthent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of shallow or "skeletal" soils, found on recent erosional surfaces or very old landforms completely devoid of weatherable minerals.