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orthonormal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
or-thonor-mal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized.

adj

Of a linear transformation: that preserves both angles and lengths.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

biorthonormal orthonormality orthonormalization orthonormalize

Phrases

orthonormal function

Frequently Paired Words

orthogonal

Questions

What does orthonormal mean?
Of a set of vectors, both orthogonal and normalized.
Where does orthonormal come from?
Blend of orthogonal + normal, equivalent to ortho- + normal.

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