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Orthogonality relation is a symmetric binary relation
Formulation 0
Let $I$ be an D1128: Inner product space such that
(i) $\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle$ is the D34: Inner product in $I$
(ii) $\perp$ is an D2024: Orthogonality relation on $I$
Then ${\perp}$ is a D294: Symmetric binary relation.
Proofs
Proof 0
Let $I$ be an D1128: Inner product space such that
(i) $\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle$ is the D34: Inner product in $I$
(ii) $\perp$ is an D2024: Orthogonality relation on $I$
Let $x, y \in I$ such that $\langle x, y \rangle = 0$. Since $\langle x, y \rangle \in \mathbb{R}$, applying R2413: Complex conjugate of real number and the conjugate symmetry of inner products, we conclude \begin{equation} \langle y, x \rangle = \overline{\langle x, y \rangle} = \langle x, y \rangle = 0 \end{equation} $\square$