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Orthogonal is an appropriate synonym for complementary in a lot of cases. It wasn't an appropriate usage here though. Features complement each other by not over
by greendestiny 17y ago
Orthogonal is an appropriate synonym for complementary in a lot of cases. It wasn't an appropriate usage here though. Features complement each other by not overlapping, hence being orthogonal, which is probably the only usage that most programmers hear and the source of the confusion.