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This phenomenon known as "the Sun Orthogonality" occurs on the same two dates (Ramses II's birth on October 22, and his coronation day of February 22) each year, and tourists from around the world attend the event, some for sun-worshiping rituals and others for simply observing the phenomenon.
Source: tatoeba (12107366)
In this chapter we develop one of the key concepts in the geometry of the vector space Rⁿ, namely, the concept of orthogonality of vectors.
Source: wiktionary
Suppose we have an imaginary pair of axes with a set of comparable language entities on one and a set of attributes or capabilities on the other. When we talk of “orthogonality”, we usually mean that the space defined by these axes is as “full” as we can logically make it. Part of the Ruby way is to strive for this orthogonality.
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include perpendicularity, aplomb, flection, flexure, independence.
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