Orthogonal group: Difference between revisions

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You might be referring to:

Orthogonal group for the standard dot product: This is probably what you mean if you are working with the real numbers, the rational numbers, or some subfield of the reals, though the concept applies to all fields.
Orthogonal group for a symmetric bilinear form: A slightly more general notion. This is probably what you mean if you are working with arbitrary fields, particular finite fields and fields of prime characteristic.

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+You might be referring to:
+* [[Orthogonal group for the standard dot product]]: This is probably what you mean if you are working with the real numbers, the rational numbers, or some subfield of the reals, though the concept applies to all fields.
+* [[Orthogonal group for a symmetric bilinear form]]: A slightly more general notion. This is probably what you mean if you are working with arbitrary fields, particular finite fields and fields of prime characteristic.