orthogonalize

especially British, or·thog·o·nal·ise

[awr-thog-uh-nl-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

Mathematics.

orthogonalized, orthogonalizing 

1. to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.

Other Word Forms

• orthogonalization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthogonalize¹

First recorded in 1925–30; orthogonal + -ize