The meaning of "X is orthogonal to Y" should imply X can’t have a causal relation with Y - Socratrees

The meaning of "X is orthogonal to Y" should imply X can’t have a causal relation with Y

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posted Mar 23, 2022

A common definition for "orthogonal" is "statistically independent"

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X can have a causal relation with Y, while conceptually changing the value of X doesn’t change the value of Y

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