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Jyutping zing3 gaau1
Pinyin zhèng jiāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. orthogonality
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    orthogonal
    • 正交基
      正交基
      zhèng jiāo jī
      orthogonal basis
    • 正交向量
      正交向量
      zhèng jiāo xiàng liàng
      orthogonal vectors
    • 正交晶系
      正交晶系
      zhèng jiāo jīng xì
      orthogonal crystal system
    • 正交矩陣
      正交矩阵
      zhèng jiāo jǔ zhèn
      orthogonal matrix
    • 正交多項式
      正交多项式
      zhèng jiāo duō xiàng shì
      orthogonal polynomials
  2. verb
    to make a “direct” cross between two parents A (♀) × B (♂) (as opposed to a “reciprocal” cross, where the sexes of the parents are reversed: A (♂) × B (♀))
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    正交基
    正交基
    zhèng jiāo jī
    • orthogonal basis
  2. Mandarin
    正交向量
    正交向量
    zhèng jiāo xiàng liàng
    • orthogonal vectors
  3. Mandarin
    正交晶系
    正交晶系
    zhèng jiāo jīng xì
    • orthogonal crystal system
  4. Mandarin
    正交矩阵
    正交矩陣
    zhèng jiāo jǔ zhèn
    • orthogonal matrix
  5. Mandarin
    正交多项式
    正交多項式
    zhèng jiāo duō xiàng shì
    • orthogonal polynomials