orthogonality; quadrature component
Technical term used in mathematics, signal processing, and engineering to describe the property of being orthogonal or the quadrature component of a signal.
We need to examine the orthogonality of this signal.
Remove noise by utilizing orthogonality.
Compound of 直交 (orthogonal) + 性 (property, -ity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns for technical vocabulary.