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🔀 To separate parts 📐 To make perpendicular
to orthogonalize

to orthogonalize

9.9
Arrange ideas or parts so they do not affect each other
  • verb
  • /ɔrˈθɒɡənəˌlaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ortogonalizar
  • In data analysis, we often need to orthogonalize the variables to ensure they do not influence each other.
  • orthogonalize the sentiment

Examples

  • To extract the pure sentiment effect, we orthogonalize the sentiment measures against a set of macroeconomic variables.

    Academic text (2016)

  • As discussed above, we use orthogonalized sentiment measures, which reveal the pure sentiment component reflecting 'irrational exuberance' (Shiller, 2000).

    Academic text (2016)

  • And the option of using of orthogonalizing is is the right one to to know for a large system.

  • So that's what they contribute is how to orthogonalize that basis.

  • Researchers must orthogonalize different factors in their models to obtain clear results.

  • To achieve accurate results, it's essential to orthogonalize the components of the system.

Synonyms

to compartmentalize
vsto orthogonalize
24 7.4

To separate parts of your life, work, or feelings so they stay apart

arranges components so they are independent instead of merely separated
to decouple
vsto orthogonalize
2 7.3

Treat two things as separate even if they are linked

design components so they do not affect each other
to disentangle
vsto orthogonalize
  • Specialized
1 7.4

To separate parts of data so they are easier to understand

arranges parts to be independent rather than only clarifying factors

Surface Forms

orthogonalize infinitive
orthogonalized past
orthogonalized past participle
orthogonalizing present participle
orthogonalizes third person singular

Morphology

orthogonalize = orthogonal (semi-transparent) = orthogonal + ize

Formally derived from 'orthogonal' + '-ize', but the sense 'make independent/not affect each other' is a metaphorical extension of 'perpendicular' and may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Orthogonalize comes from the parts ortho- meaning 'straight' and -gonal meaning 'angle'. Think of arranging ideas or parts like 'right angles' that do not touch or change each other, so to orthogonalize something is to make its parts independent.