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orthogonal matrix

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

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A square matrix whose columns, considered as vectors, are orthonormal to each other. This implies that the transpose of such a matrix is also its inverse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences

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  • German: orthogonale Matrix — Translations
  • Japanese: 直交行列 (chokkōgyōretsu) — Translations
  • Polish: macierz ortagonalna — Translations
  • Romanian: matrice ortogonală — Translations