The difference between Orthogonal and Uncorrelated

When used as adjectives, orthogonal means of two objects, at right angles, whereas uncorrelated means not correlated.


Orthogonal is also noun with the meaning: an orthogonal line.

check bellow for the other definitions of Orthogonal and Uncorrelated

  1. Orthogonal as an adjective (geometry):

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

    Examples:

    "A chord and the radius that bisects it are orthogonal."

  2. Orthogonal as an adjective (mathematics):

    Of a pair of vectors: having a zero inner product; perpendicular. Of a square matrix: such that its transpose is equal to its inverse. Of a linear transformation: preserving its angles. Of grid graphs, board games and polyominoes: vertical or horizontal but not diagonal.

    Examples:

    "The normal vector and tangent vector at a given point are orthogonal."

  3. Orthogonal as an adjective (statistics):

    Statistically independent, with reference to variates.

  4. Orthogonal as an adjective (software engineering):

    Of two or more aspects of a problem, able to be treated separately.

    Examples:

    "The content of the message should be orthogonal to the means of its delivery."

  5. Orthogonal as an adjective:

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

  1. Orthogonal as a noun:

    An orthogonal line

  1. Uncorrelated as an adjective:

    Not correlated

  2. Uncorrelated as an adjective (statistics):

    Having a covariance of zero

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