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Two vectors, and , are orthogonal if and only if their inner product $\left<x,y\right>$ is 0. In two dimensions, orthogonal vectors are perpendicular (or in dimensions in the plane defined by the two vectors.)

A set of vectors is orthogonal when, taken pairwise, any two vectors in the set are orthogonal.

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This is version 4 of orthogonal vectors, born on 2002-01-04, modified 2003-08-27.
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