orthogonal, adj.
1. Relating to or composed of right angles.
2. Mathematics.
a. Of or relating to a matrix whose transpose equals its inverse.
b. Of or relating to a linear transformation that preserves the length of vectors.
“Soul, multilingual in the same tongue.
And as the orthogonals roll back to a trace
between us, intention comes to be
the dead rose in a vase cloying with leeches.”
—Forrest Gander, “The Ceremony of Opening the Mouth and the Eyes”
Read at Boston Review
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