Origin: Latin suffix -al
Orthogonal has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
An orthogonal line
"The architect drew an orthogonal line on the blueprint to ensure the new wall met the foundation at a perfect right angle."
not pertinent to the matter under consideration
"an issue extraneous to the debate"
"the price was immaterial"
"mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
statistically unrelated
"The study found an orthogonal relationship between daily coffee consumption and long-term memory retention, suggesting the two variables are statistically unrelated."
having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles
"wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"
"a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"
Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
"The engineer adjusted the metal beams until they stood perfectly orthogonal to the foundation walls."