Subspaces $U,W$ of an inner-product space are orthogonal if $\langle u,w\rangle=0$ for every $u\in U,w\in W$. Their intersection is $\{0\}$, so their sum is direct. The converse fails: disjoint subspaces need not meet at right angles.
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