Orthogonal vs Orthographic - What's the difference?
orthogonal | orthographic |
(geometry) Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
(mathematics)
# Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular.
# Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse.
# Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles.
# Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.
(statistics) Statistically independent, with reference to variates.
(software engineering) Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately.
Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other.
Of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
Of, or relating to, orthography.
As adjectives the difference between orthogonal and orthographic
is that orthogonal is of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other while orthographic is of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.orthogonal
English
(Orthogonality)Adjective
(-)- A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal .
- The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal .
- The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery.