quaternion
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /kwəˈtəːni.ən/
quaternion (plural quaternions)
- A group or set of four people or things.
- A word of four syllables.
- (mathematics) A four-dimensional hypercomplex number that consists of a real dimension and 3 imaginary ones (i, j, k) that are each an independent square root of -1. They are commonly used in vector mathematics and in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.
- (group of four) foursome, tetrad; see also Thesaurus:quartet
- French: quaternion
- German: Quaternion
- Italian: quaternione
- Portuguese: quaternião
- Russian: кватернион
- Spanish: cuaternión
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