1
[ adjective ] not pertinent to the matter under consideration

Examples

"an issue extraneous to the debate" "the price was immaterial" "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"

Related terms

irrelevant

2
[ adjective ] statistically unrelated

Related terms

unrelated

3
[ adjective ] having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles

Synonyms

rectangular

Examples

"wind and sea may displace the ship's center of gravity along three orthogonal axes" "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system"

Related terms

perpendicular

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