A pair of functions 
and 
are orthonormal if they are orthogonal
and each normalized so that
![int_a^b[phi_i(x)]^2w(x)dx](/images/equations/OrthonormalFunctions/Inline3.svg) |  |  |
(1)
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![int_a^b[phi_j(x)]^2w(x)dx](/images/equations/OrthonormalFunctions/Inline6.svg) |  |  |
(2)
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These two conditions can be succinctly written as
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(3)
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where 
is a weighting function and 
is the Kronecker delta.
Orthonormal Functions
See also
Complete Biorthogonal System, Complete Set of Functions, Complete Orthogonal System, Orthogonal Polynomials, Orthonormal Basis, Orthonormal VectorsExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
Cite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Orthonormal Functions." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/OrthonormalFunctions.html