orthonormal

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orthonormal

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Blend of orthogonal + normal, equivalent to ortho- + normal.

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  1. not comparable Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized. Given a set of linearly independent vectors, it is often useful to convert them into an orthonormal set of vectors.
  2. not comparable Of a linear transformation: that preserves both angles and lengths.

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adj mathematical term

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Ελληνικάορθοκανονικός orthokanonikós
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@misc{orthonormal_2026,
  title = {orthonormal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orthonormal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}