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  1. Usage of the word "orthogonal" outside of mathematics

    Feb 11, 2011 · As Wikipedia says about the derived meanings of orthogonal, they all "evolved from its earlier use in mathematics". In statistics, the meaning of orthogonal as unrelated (or more precisely …

  2. What word describes something that can move orthogonally and …

    Feb 4, 2015 · 24 Is there a word for the union of orthogonal and diagonal? If used in a sentence: The queen in chess can move ______. And used in another sentence: There are infinitely many …

  3. single word requests - X, Y, Z — horizontal, vertical and ...

    Jan 31, 2012 · Assuming cartesian, affine, orthogonal coordinate systems wherein axes are perpendicular towards each other and usually parallel to the viewport edges, the planar 2D …

  4. Is there one word for both horizontal or vertical, but not diagonal ...

    Apr 19, 2014 · This would answer the original title of the question, which only specified synonyms for "horizontal" and "vertical" -- they're all directions. There can be many cells that are orthogonal, but …

  5. phrase requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 17, 2015 · Would you really expect 'These choices are orthogonal' from a politician? Merriam-W lists the statis usage 5th and last in its pecking order. And the others are strange birds also. 'Not mutually …

  6. Hypernym of "pair/dyad", "tetrad", "pentad"

    May 16, 2014 · Note that the first element in this sequence is not a pair, but a dyad. (Although this is orthogonal to the question of names for these things.)

  7. What is the best word or phrase for expressing that 2 skills are ...

    Jul 18, 2017 · The definition of Orthogonal clearly states that there's no relationship between the factors, in any way, other than their orthogonality . Orthogonality pertains more to the context of mathematics …

  8. "Lunch" vs. "dinner" vs. "supper" — times and meanings?

    Apr 24, 2011 · The whole point of Kyle's answer is to say that there is an orthogonal meaning which hadn't been brought up in other answers. You absolutely can say "I had a TV dinner for supper", for …

  9. expressions - Early use of "there's always a bigger fish" - English ...

    The old fisherman's proverb popularized by Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace has a history of uses in literal contexts (fishing), however after the release of Phantom Menace the metaphorical use of the

  10. What does "by way of" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    He comes from Pennsylvania, but he lived in Illinois between the time he lived in Pennsylvania and wherever he lives now. There is no way you should define "by way of" as "passing through". Merriam …