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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNo ortogonal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: No ortogonal
"Las fuerzas eran no ortogonales, lo que complicó los cálculos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Describing vectors or functions that are not orthogonal, meaning they do not meet at right angles.
"In the analysis of the system, the forces acting on the object were found to be non-orthogonal, complicating the calculations." - 2
Referring to a situation or condition where elements are not independent or uncorrelated.
"The non-orthogonal nature of the data sets made it difficult to isolate the effects of each variable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'non-orthogonal' is derived from the prefix 'non-', meaning 'not', combined with 'orthogonal', which comes from the Greek 'orthos' meaning 'right' or 'correct' and 'gonia' meaning 'angle'. The term has evolved in mathematical and engineering contexts to describe vectors or functions that are not perpendicular to each other.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Non-Orthogonal" is said worldwide
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Non-orthogonal
Transliteration: Non-orthogonal
"Les vecteurs étaient non-orthogonaux, ce qui a compliqué l'analyse."
Nicht-orthogonal
Transliteration: Nicht-orthogonal
"Die Kräfte waren nicht-orthogonal, was die Berechnungen erschwerte."
Non ortogonale
Transliteration: Non ortogonale
"Le forze erano non ortogonali, complicando l'analisi."
No ortogonal
Transliteration: No ortogonal
"Las fuerzas eran no ortogonales, lo que complicó los cálculos."
Não ortogonal
Transliteration: Não ortogonal
"As forças eram não ortogonais, complicando a análise."
गैर-आर्थोगोनल
Transliteration: Gair-orthogonal
"बल गैर-आर्थोगोनल थे, जिससे गणना में कठिनाई हुई।"
非正交
Transliteration: Fēi zhèngjiāo
"这些力是非正交的，这使得计算变得复杂。"
비직교
Transliteration: Bijikgyo
"힘이 비직교적이어서 계산이 복잡해졌다."
非直交
Transliteration: Hijokkō
"力が非直交であるため、計算が複雑になった。"
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