quaternion
noun
- a set of four
- Math. an expression that is the sum of four terms, one of which is real and three of which contain imaginary units, and that can be written as the sum of a scalar and a three-dimensional vector
See quaternion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kwə-tûrˈnē-ən)
noun- A set of four persons or items.
- Mathematics Any number of the form a + bi + cj + dk where a, b, c, and d are real numbers, ij = k, i2 = j2 = -1, and ij = -ji. Under addition and multiplication, quaternions have all the properties of a field, except multiplication is not commutative.
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