orthonormal
American
[awr-thuh-nawr-muhl]
/ ˌɔr θəˈnɔr məl /
adjective
Mathematics.
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(of a system of functions) normal; normalized.
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(of a set of vectors) having the properties that any two vectors are perpendicular and that each vector has a length of one unit.
Etymology
Origin of orthonormal
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