orthogonal vs quadratic

orthogonal

adj
  • Of two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other. 

  • Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse. 

  • Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal. 

  • Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately; of a design, exhibiting consistency and composability. 

  • Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular. 

  • Of two or more problems or subjects, independent of or irrelevant to each other. 

  • Of a pair of elements in an ortholattice: each less than or equal to the orthocomplement of the other. 

  • Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles. 

  • Statistically independent, with reference to variates. 

noun
  • An orthogonal line 

quadratic

adj
  • square-shaped 

  • of a function, of the form y=ax²+bx+c. 

  • of a polynomial, involving the second power (square) of a variable but no higher powers, as ax²+bx+c. 

  • of an equation, of the form ax²+bx+c=0. 

noun
  • A quadratic polynomial, function or equation. 

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