This podcasting is orthogonal to cooking bacon

Orthogonal, now this is a word I have owed you for awhile.

I have been trying to formulate a complete description of this word, but I have failed so I can only give you the lay definition. Orthogonal is an adjective that describes independent, unrelated variables or elements. For example "I know this is orthogonal to the discussion but..."

Now there are several other meanings and used of orthogonal most notably in mathematics and computer programing. I don't have the expertise to expound on these so I have posted some links for more thorough definitions.

• Orthogonal Trajectories
• Mathematics- General
• Othongonal groups
• Orthogonal polynomials
• Orthogonal matrix
• Computer science