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Word: Quaternion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (in sense quaternion (sense 2)): from late Latin quaternio(n-), from Latin quarterni (see quaternary)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kwəˈtəːnɪən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a complex number of the form w + xi + yj + zk, where w, x, y, z are real numbers and i, j, k are imaginary units that satisfy certain conditions.
Short Definition:complex number of form w + xi + yj + zk
Definition:
a set of four people or things.
Short Definition:set of four people or things
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