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orthogonalize

American  
[awr-thog-uh-nl-ahyz] / ɔrˈθɒg ə nlˌaɪz /
especially British, orthogonalise

verb (used with object)

Mathematics.
orthogonalized, orthogonalizing
  1. to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.


Other Word Forms

  • orthogonalization noun

Etymology

Origin of orthogonalize

First recorded in 1925–30; orthogonal + -ize