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Orthogonal polynomials — In mathematics, an orthogonal polynomial sequence is a family of polynomials such that any two different polynomials in the sequence are orthogonal to each other under some inner product. The most widely used orthogonal polynomials are the… … Wikipedia
Orthogonal coordinates — In mathematics, orthogonal coordinates are defined as a set of d coordinates q = (q1, q2, ..., qd) in which the coordinate surfaces all meet at right angles (note: superscripts are indices, not exponents). A coordinate surface for a particular… … Wikipedia
Orthogonal wavelet — An orthogonal wavelet is a wavelet where the associated wavelet transform is orthogonal. That is the inverse wavelet transform is the adjoint of the wavelet transform. If this condition is weakened you may end up with biorthogonal wavelets.… … Wikipedia
orthogonal trajectory — Math. the locus of a point whose path cuts each curve of a family of curves at right angles. [1810 20] * * * ▪ mathematics family of curves that intersect another family of curves at right angles (orthogonal; see figure >). Such families of… … Universalium
Orthogonal trajectory — In mathematics, orthogonal trajectories are a family of curves in the plane that intersect a given family of curves at right angles. The problem is classical, but is now understood by means of complex analysis; see for example harmonic conjugate … Wikipedia
Orthogonal matrix — In linear algebra, an orthogonal matrix (less commonly called orthonormal matrix[1]), is a square matrix with real entries whose columns and rows are orthogonal unit vectors (i.e., orthonormal vectors). Equivalently, a matrix Q is orthogonal if… … Wikipedia
orthogonal — orthogonality, n. orthogonally, adv. /awr thog euh nl/, adj. 1. Math. a. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. b. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of… … Universalium
Empirical orthogonal functions — In statistics and signal processing, the method of empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis is a decomposition of a signal or data set in terms of orthogonal basis functions which are determined from the data. It is the same as performing a… … Wikipedia
orthonormal function — noun An orthogonal function whose inner product with itself is unity … Wiktionary
Classical orthogonal polynomials — In mathematics, the classical orthogonal polynomials are the most widely used orthogonal polynomials, and consist of the Hermite polynomials, the Laguerre polynomials, the Jacobi polynomials together with their special cases the ultraspherical… … Wikipedia
