
Usage of the word "orthogonal" outside of mathematics
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 that …
Difference between Perpendicular, Orthogonal and Normal
Aug 26, 2017 · It seems to me that perpendicular, orthogonal and normal are all equivalent in two and three dimensions. I'm curious as to which situations you would want to use one term over …
orthogonality - What does it mean when two functions are …
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 …
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?
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 …
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 $\mathbb {R}^n$. Finally, …
orthogonal vs orthonormal matrices - what are simplest possible ...
I'm trying to understand orthogonal and orthonormal matrices and I'm very confused. Unfortunately most sources I've found have unclear definitions, and many have conflicting …
Orthogonal planes in n-dimensions - Mathematics Stack Exchange
3 Generally, two linear subspaces are considered orthogonal if every pair of vectors from them are perpendicular to each other. This doesn't wok in three dimensions: two planes are either …
linear algebra - Orthogonal projection of a point onto a line ...
Jul 28, 2017 · I wanted to find a direct equation for the orthogonal projection of a point (X,Y) onto a line (y=mx+b). I will refer to the point of projection as as $ (X_p,Y_p)$.
Difference between orthogonal and orthonormal matrices
The literature always refers to matrices with orthonormal columns as orthogonal, however I think that's not quite accurate. Would a square matrix with orthogonal columns, but not orthonormal, …