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TermThis exampleWhy
orthogonal ✓ The vectors $(1, 0)$ and $(0, 0)$ are orthogonal, because their dot product is $1 \cdot 0 + 0 \cdot 0 = 0$.
linearly independent ✗ The vectors $(1, 0)$ and $(0, 0)$ are not linearly independent, because $0 \cdot (1, 0) + 1 \cdot (0, 0) = (0, 0)$ is a linear combination with a nonzero coefficient that equals the zero vector.
perpendicular ✗ The vectors $(1, 0)$ and $(0, 0)$ are not perpendicular, because the zero vector has no direction, so the vectors form no angle.
pairwise linearly independent ✗ The vectors $(1, 0)$ and $(0, 0)$ are not pairwise linearly independent, because $(0, 0) = 0 \cdot (1, 0)$ is a scalar multiple of $(1, 0)$.
orthonormal ✗ The vectors $(1, 0)$ and $(0, 0)$ are not orthonormal, because $(0, 0)$ has length $0$.

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