Orthogonal
What does it mean if something is orthogonal to something? Such as language and cognitive deficits are considered orthogonal to diagnosis.
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Orthogonal is generally used as a technical term in mathematics. " That is, you can consider deficits in either language and in cognition (speaking and thinking) as clues to how you would diagnose a patient. They are independent sources of information.
- Orthogonal is generally used as a technical term in mathematics.
- " That is, you can consider deficits in either language and in cognition (speaking and thinking) as clues to how you would diagnose a patient.
- They are independent sources of information.
- That is how I read this usage.
- However, I am open to other readings.
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Orthogonal is generally used as a technical term in mathematics. However, in this case, I think it is being used the sense of "statistically independent." That is, you can consider deficits in either language and in cognition (speaking and thinking) as clues to how you would diagnose a patient. They are independent sources of information. That is how I read this usage. However, I am open
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They are independent; there is no causal relationship.
For example, the consumption of foods that are high in sugar is not orthogonal to a diagnosis of dental caries.
The time a child goes to bed when they are 3 years old is orthogonal to a diagnosis of dental caries whe
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