opposition vs orthogonal opposition

orthogonal opposition vs opposition

opposition and orthogonal opposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opposition	Yes	No	No	No
orthogonal opposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, orthogonal opposition is a hyponym of opposition; that is, orthogonal opposition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opposition:

opposition: a direction opposite to another
orthogonal opposition: the relation of opposition between things at right angles

Other hyponyms of opposition include orthogonality, perpendicularity, antipodal, antipodal opposition, diametrical opposition, enantiomorphism, mirror-image relation.

opposition (noun)	orthogonal opposition (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	the relation of opposition between things at right angles
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
a body of people united in opposing something
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a contestant that you are matched against
a direction opposite to another
the relation between opposed entities

Difference between opposition and orthogonal opposition

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