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What does orthogonal thinker mean exactly?
"Benjamin Franklin was an orthogonal thinker."
Does it mean one whose thought deviates from orthodoxical people?
Also,
"George Bush is a lateral thinker"
Does this mean he is a lopsided thinker?
"Benjamin Franklin was an orthogonal thinker."
Does it mean one whose thought deviates from orthodoxical people?
Also,
"George Bush is a lateral thinker"
Does this mean he is a lopsided thinker?
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[nq:1]What does orthogonal thinker mean exactly? [/nq] 'lateral thinking' is a term made popular by Edward de Bono who used it to decribe the process whereby you jump to a solution to a problem, however unorthodox, rather than plodding from A to B to C. -- John Dean Oxford De-frag to reply
- [nq:1]What does orthogonal thinker mean exactly?
- [/nq] 'lateral thinking' is a term made popular by Edward de Bono who used it to decribe the process whereby you jump to a solution to a problem, however unorthodox, rather than plodding from A to B to C.
- -- John Dean Oxford De-frag to reply
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[nq:1]What does orthogonal thinker mean exactly? "Benjamin Franklin was an orthogonal thinker." Does it mean one whose thought deviates from orthodoxical people?[/nq]
'orthogonal' means 'at a right angle' so I would guess it means what you think it means
[nq:1]Also, "George Bush is a lateral thinker" Does this mean he is a lopsided thinker?[/nq]
'lateral thinking' is a term made popul
'orthogonal' means 'at a right angle' so I would guess it means what you think it means
[nq:1]Also, "George Bush is a lateral thinker" Does this mean he is a lopsided thinker?[/nq]
'lateral thinking' is a term made popul
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[nq:1]What does orthogonal thinker mean exactly? "Benjamin Franklin was an orthogonal thinker."[/nq]
It is a metaphor: cf. he was a square dealer, he stood four-square for XYZ, or simply (in recent speech) he was a square.
-- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
It is a metaphor: cf. he was a square dealer, he stood four-square for XYZ, or simply (in recent speech) he was a square.
-- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]"George Bush is a lateral thinker" Does this mean he is a lopsided thinker?[/nq]
Since Bush isn't a thinker of any kind, it's an attempt at either flattery or humour.
Adrian
Since Bush isn't a thinker of any kind, it's an attempt at either flattery or humour.
Adrian
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[nq:2]What does orthogonal thinker mean exactly? "Benjamin Franklin was an orthogonal thinker."[/nq]
[nq:1]It is a metaphor: cf. he was a square dealer, he stood four-square for XYZ, or simply (in recent speech) he was a square.[/nq]
And on the square ... -- John Dean Oxford De-frag to reply
[nq:1]It is a metaphor: cf. he was a square dealer, he stood four-square for XYZ, or simply (in recent speech) he was a square.[/nq]
And on the square ... -- John Dean Oxford De-frag to reply
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