
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 …
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 …
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?
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 …
Are all eigenvectors, of any matrix, always orthogonal?
May 8, 2012 · In general, for any matrix, the eigenvectors are NOT always orthogonal. But for a special type of matrix, symmetric matrix, the eigenvalues are always real and eigenvectors corresponding to …
What really is ''orthogonality''? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Mar 7, 2016 · If my reasoning is correct than, for any basis in a vector space there is an inner product such that the vectors of the basis are orthogonal. If we think at vectors as oriented segments (in pure …
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 $\mathbb {R}^n$. Finally, since symmetric …
How can three vectors be orthogonal to each other?
Sep 29, 2019 · In this manner we end up with a description for an infinite family of orthogonal vectors, which hopefully makes it easy for you to convince yourself intuitively. In a more general vector space, …
What does it mean for two functions to be orthogonal?
Nov 4, 2015 · To check whether two functions are orthogonal, you simply take their inner product in $\mathbb {R}^n$. That is, you multiply the functions on the subintervals and then sum the products.