
Usage of the word "orthogonal" outside of mathematics
Feb 11, 2011 · I always found the use of orthogonal outside of mathematics to confuse conversation. You might imagine two orthogonal lines or topics intersecting perfecting and deriving meaning from …
linear algebra - What is the difference between orthogonal and ...
Aug 4, 2015 · I am beginner to linear algebra. I want to know detailed explanation of what is the difference between these two and geometrically how these two are interpreted?
Difference between Perpendicular, Orthogonal and Normal
Aug 26, 2017 · Orthogonal is likely the more general term. For example I can define orthogonality for functions and then state that various sin () and cos () functions are orthogonal. An orthogonal basis …
orthogonality - What does it mean when two functions are "orthogonal ...
Jul 12, 2015 · I have often come across the concept of orthogonality and orthogonal functions e.g in fourier series the basis functions are cos and sine, and they are orthogonal. For vectors being …
orthogonal vs orthonormal matrices - what are simplest possible ...
Sets of vectors are orthogonal or orthonormal. There is no such thing as an orthonormal matrix. An orthogonal matrix is a square matrix whose columns (or rows) form an orthonormal basis. The …
Are all eigenvectors, of any matrix, always orthogonal?
May 8, 2012 · In general, for any matrix, the eigenvectors are NOT always orthogonal. But for a special type of matrix, symmetric matrix, the eigenvalues are always real and eigenvectors corresponding to …
Eigenvectors of real symmetric matrices are orthogonal
Now find an orthonormal basis for each eigenspace; since the eigenspaces are mutually orthogonal, these vectors together give an orthonormal subset of Rn R n. Finally, since symmetric matrices are …
Eigenvalues in orthogonal matrices - Mathematics Stack Exchange
An orthogonal transformation is either a rotation or a reflection. I will focus on 3D which has lots of practical use. Let us then assume that A A is an orthonormal matrix in R3 ×R3 R 3 × R 3. We find …
Orthogonality and linear independence - Mathematics Stack Exchange
However, every orthonormal set is linearly independent by the above theorem, as every orthonormal set is an orthogonal set consisting of nonzero vectors.
What does it mean for two functions to be orthogonal?
Nov 4, 2015 · To check whether two functions are orthogonal, you simply take their inner product in Rn R n. That is, you multiply the functions on the subintervals and then sum the products.